Schleiden
Encyclopedia
Schleiden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
. It lies in the Eifel
hills, in the district of Euskirchen
, and has 13,957 inhabitants (2004). Schleiden is connected by touristic railway to Kall
, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne
and Trier
.
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It lies in the Eifel
Eifel
The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium....
hills, in the district of Euskirchen
Euskirchen (district)
Euskirchen is a Kreis in the south-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Aachen, Düren, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Rhein-Sieg, Ahrweiler, Daun, Bitburg-Prüm, and the Liège province .-History:...
, and has 13,957 inhabitants (2004). Schleiden is connected by touristic railway to Kall
Kall, Germany
Kall is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, approximatively 20 km south-west of Euskirchen.- References :...
, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
and Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
.
Education
There are the following schools in the city:- Municipal High School
- Clara-Fey-High School, Schleiden (carrier is the diocese of AachenAachenAachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
) - Municipal Secondary School
- Primary school
- Elementary school
- Elementary school Gemund
- Elementary school Dreiborn
- Astrid Lindgren School, Schleiden
Public figures
- Johannes SturmJohannes SturmJohannes Sturm, Latinized as Ioannes Sturmius was a German educator, influential in the design of the Gymnasium system of secondary education.- Biography :...
(Sturmius) (1507-1589), educator and scholar of the Renaissance, a professor in Paris and Strasbourg - Johannes SleidanusJohannes SleidanusJohannes Sleidanus was a German historian, the annalist of the Reformation.-Life:He was born at Schleiden near Aachen...
(1506-1556), historian, professor, Schleiden / Strasbourg - Leopold Schoeller (1792-1884), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce
- Gustav Poensgen (1824-1904), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce
- Rudolf Poensgen (1826-1895), industrialist and councillor of commerce
- Carl Poensgen (1838-1921), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce
- Larres Albert (1900-1987), painter
- Francis Albert Heinen (* 1953), journalist and nonfiction writer
- George Schreiber (* 1958), photographer
- Vera HilgerVera Hilger-Life and work:Vera Hilger was born in Schleiden, Germany,* 1991 - 1993 Vera Hilger studied Philosophy and German studies at the RWTH Aachen University* 1993 - 1997 graduation from the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts...
(* 1971), painter