Kreuzau () is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, approx. 5 km south of Düren.
Geography Neighbouring communities Kreuzau is surrounded by the following settlements, listed clockwise beginning in the north: the county town of Düren and the municipalities of Nörvenich, Vettweiß, Nideggen and Hürtgenwald, all in the county of Düren.
Municipal subdivisions The municipality Kreuzau includes the following civil parishes (Ortsteil): Bogheim Boich Drove Kreuzau (incl. Schneidhausen) with 5,150 inhabitants on 31 October 2015 Leversbach Obermaubach (incl. Schlagstein) Stockheim Thum Üdingen Untermaubach (incl. Bilstein) Winden (incl. Bergheim and Langenbroich)
In addition there was the now extinct village of Hemgenberg.
Population
Twin towns Kreuzau is twinned with:
Obervellach, Austria Plancoët, France
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