Kreuzau

Kreuzau
Coat of arms
Kreuzau
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district
Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E / 50.75000°N 6.48306°E / 50.75000; 6.48306Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E / 50.75000°N 6.48306°E / 50.75000; 6.48306
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Düren
Government
• Mayor	Walter Ramm (CDU)
Area
• Total	41.77 km2 (16.13 sq mi)
Elevation	142 - 360 m (−1,039 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	17,441
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	52372
Dialling codes	02422, 02427, 02421
Vehicle registration	DN
Website	www.kreuzau.de

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.

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.

The municipality Kreuzau includes the following civil parishes (Ortsteil):

In addition there was the now extinct village of Hemgenberg.

Kreuzau is twinned with: