Scheuren
Ortsteil of Schleiden
Chapel of the Mother of God, Scheuren
Chapel of the Mother of God, Scheuren
Location of Scheuren
Scheuren is located in Germany
Scheuren
Scheuren
Scheuren is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Scheuren
Scheuren
Coordinates: 50°32′09″N 6°27′57″E / 50.5358°N 6.4658°E / 50.5358; 6.4658
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
TownSchleiden
Elevation
495 m (1,624 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total364
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53937
Dialling codes02445

Scheuren is a village in the west of Schleiden borough in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In the village there is a community centre and a Roman Catholic chapel. The Höddelbach stream flows by to the north. Scheuren lies between the hills of Lamesberg, Heuberg, Wiesenberg and Huppertsharth.

History

In the 14th century Scheuren belonged to the Unterherrschaft of Dreiborn in the Duchy of Jülich.

Until the reorganization of the municipalities and districts within the Aachen region, which took effect on 1 January 1972, Scheuren belonged to the municipality of Dreiborn, which was dissolved at the same time.[2][3]

Culture

Clubs and societies in Scheuren include the villagers' association (Bürgerverein), which organizes festivals and events in the village, the chapel society, which takes care of church matters in the village, and the theatre club, which puts on a few plays every year.

Transport

Scheuren is located on the Kreisstraße 66, which runs from Dreiborn to the B258 federal road at the western end of Schleiden centre. The nearest motorway junctions are Nettersheim on the A 1 and Aachen-Lichtenbusch on the A 44.

The VRS bus line 831 of the RVK connects Scheuren with Schleiden and Gemünd.

Line Route
831 TaxiBusPlus (außer im Schülerverkehr Gemünd – Dreiborn): Gemünd – (Herhahn –) Morsbach – Dreiborn – Berescheid – Ettelscheid – Scheuren – Schleiden


References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstatistik" (PDF; 19.3 kB). schleiden.de (Stand: 09.2020). Stadt Schleiden. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. ↑ Gesetz zur Neugliederung der Gemeinden und Kreise des Neugliederungsraumes Aachen (Aachen statute) of 14 December 1971, § 9
  3. ↑ Gemeinde Dreiborn
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