Schleiden

Schleiden
Aerial view
Location of Schleiden within Euskirchen district
Schleiden
Schleiden
Coordinates: 50°31′59″N 06°28′00″E / 50.53306°N 6.46667°E / 50.53306; 6.46667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictEuskirchen
Government
  Mayor (201823) Ingo Pfennings (CDU)
Area
  Total
121.67 km2 (46.98 sq mi)
Elevation
456 m (1,496 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
13,498
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53937
Dialling codes02445
Vehicle registrationEU, SLE
Websitewww.schleiden.de

Schleiden (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlaɪdn̩] ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen, and has 12,998 inhabitants as of 30 June 2017. Schleiden is connected by a tourist railway to Kall, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne and Trier. The town consists of 18 settlements, the largest of which are Gemünd and Schleiden proper.