Dahlem, North Rhine-Westphalia

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Location of Dahlem within Euskirchen district

(2020–25) Jan Lembach^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total95.18 km² (36.75 sq mi)Elevation

539 m (1,768 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,400 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

53949

Dialling codes02447Vehicle registrationEUWebsitewww.dahlem.de

Dahlem is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen. It has the lowest population density and population of all municipalities of in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, approx. 35 km south-west of Euskirchen. The small medieval town Kronenburg is part of the municipality.

Geography

Dahlem is located in the northern Eifel region in the High Fens – Eifel Nature Park between Blankenheim in the Northeast and Stadtkyll the southwest. The Kyll flows through the region from the Glaadtbach. The Heidenköpfe lie in the Ripsdorfer forest to the east.

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.