Engelskirchen

Engelskirchen (, ) is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia, about east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities are (clockwise from the west) Overath, Lindlar, Gummersbach, Wiehl and Much.

Key facts

German location.type: Gemeinde
German location.name: Engelskirchen
German location.image_photo: Peter-paul-kirche-engelskirchen.jpg
German location.image_caption: Saints Peter and Paul Church
German location.image_flag: Flagge Engelskirchen.svg
German location.image_coa: DEU Engelskirchen COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Engelskirchen in GM.svg
German location.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region: Köln
German location.district: Oberbergischer Kreis
German location.elevation: 124
German location.area: 63.03
German location.postal_code: 51766
German location.area_code: 02263
German location.licence: GM
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 3 74 008
German location.website: www.engelskirchen.de
German location.mayor: Dr. Gero Karthaus

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Wikidata facts

Population: 19637
Area: 63.03
Elevation: 124
Official website: www.engelskirchen.de
Image: Peter-paul-kirche-engelskirchen.jpg
Dialing code: 02263
Licence plate code: GM

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Commons category: Engelskirchen
postal code: 51766
P6814: Engelskirchen
P8168: Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
hashtag: Engelskirchen

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History
Coat of arms of Engelskirchen
Subdivision
Sites of interest
Museums
Castles and castles
Monuments
Catholic parish church of Saints Peter and Paul
Christmas post office
Twin towns
Literature
References
External links

==History== Engelskirchen is an old Bergisches Land settlement mentioned for the first time in 1353 as Engellerskerken. On 1 January 1975, the independent municipalities of Engelskirchen and Ründeroth, formally known as 'Runde Rode' were combined to form the modern-day Engelskirchen.