Kreuzau
# Kreuzau

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.

## Twin towns

Kreuzau is twinned with:

* Obervellach, Austria
* Plancoët, France
