Heiligenhaus

Heiligenhaus
Location of Heiligenhaus within Mettmann district
Heiligenhaus
Heiligenhaus
Coordinates: 51°19′N 6°58′E / 51.317°N 6.967°E / 51.317; 6.967
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictMettmann
Subdivisions6
Government
  Mayor (202025) Michael Beck (CDU)
Area
  Total
27.52 km2 (10.63 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
26,443
  Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
42579
Dialling codes02056, 02054, 02102
Vehicle registrationME
Websitewww.heiligenhaus.de

Heiligenhaus (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪlɪɡn̩ˌhaʊs] ; Limburgish: Hillijehoes) is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the suburban Rhine-Ruhr area. It lies between Düsseldorf and Essen.

Bochum University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bochum, formerly Fachhochschule Bochum) has a branch in Heiligenhaus for the development of locking Systems.

Heiligenhaus also contains the ancestral family farm of the acclaimed American author John Steinbeck.