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Übach-Palenberg

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Übach-Palenberg
Town
Übach seen from the church
Coat of arms
Location of Übach-Palenberg within Heinsberg district
Übach-Palenberg Show map of Germany Übach-Palenberg Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°55′11″N 6°7′10″E / 50.91972°N 6.11944°E / 50.91972; 6.11944
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Heinsberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Oliver Walther^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	26.11 km² (10.08 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	24,215
• Density	930/km² (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	52531
Dialling codes	02451 02404 (Parts of Boscheln)
Vehicle registration	HS
Website	www.uebach-palenberg.de

Übach-Palenberg (Ripuarian: Übach-Pallebersch) is a town in the Heinsberg districtofNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was formed by the merger of two villages, Palenberg and Übach.

Geography[edit]

The town is located at the border with the Netherlands, at approx. 10 km east of Heerlen and 15 km north of Aachen. The river Wurm flows through the area. The town has an area of 26.106 km². More than half the area is agricultural.

History[edit]

867 the village Palenberg was first mentioned in a written document, 1172 the village Übach. 1794 three Bürgermeistereien were created - Übach, Scherpenseel, Frelenberg - which were merged into one municipality in 1935. It received town rights in 1967.
1917 coal mining was started in the town, until in 1962 the Carolus Magnus coal-mine was closed.

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Übach-Palenberg is twinned with:^[3]

Rosny-sous-Bois, France (1990)
Landgraaf, Netherlands (2000)

Coat of arms[edit]

The coat of arms of the town is subdivided into three fields. In the top blue field are two crossed golden scepters with lily heads, with a black letter T on top. Both symbols refer to the Grundherrschaft Thorn. In the left golden field is a black lion, the symbol of Jülich, as both Frelenberg and Palenberg belonged to the county Jülich. To the right is a silver lion on a red field, the symbol of Heinsberg, which Scherpenseel historically belonged to. The coat of arms was granted on December 2, 1937 by the Oberpräsident of the province Rhineland.

Economy[edit]

In addition to international companies such as SLV, Neuman & Esser, Schlafhorst or Spanset the company Solent GmbH & Co. KG has been producing chocolate, nuts and dried fruit for various brands in Übach-Palenberg since 2010.^[4] Its sister company, Bonback GmbH & Co. KG, a wholesale bakery, produces at the same location.^[5]