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Übach-Palenberg: Landgraaf, Limburg, Ubach over Worms, Wurm, Municipality, Province, Schaesberg
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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Übach-Palenberg
is a town in the Heinsberg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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. 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. 1967 it received town rights. 1917 coal mining was
started in the town, until in 1962 the Carolus Magnus coal-mine was
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