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Wassenberg is the town to the north of Heinsberg, Hückelhoven to the east, Waldfeucht and Gangelt to the west, and Geilenkirchen to the south. Two rivers flow through Heinsberg, the Wurm and the Rur. The Wurm flows into the Rur near to Rurkempen, a village of Heinsberg municipality.
Due to its proximity to the Benelux countries, sufficient industrial park areas, low trade tax and good traffic connections, Heinsberg has good prerequisites for development.[original research?] Companies include:
Enka Gmbh & Co KG
Hazet (tool company)
Sera Aquaristic
Sights
"Rur" and "Wurm" near HeinsbergSt. Gangolf
The city of Heinsberg has just a few ancient structures. Most of the city was destroyed in 1944 during World War II. The main sights are:
St. Gangolf church
Castle ruins
Old district court
Building assembly of Propstei, Torbogenhaus (former seat of the Amtmann of the Duchy of Jülich) and the former Haus Lennartz.
The "Zug der Erinnerung" beside the parking ground of the district administration, today halt Heinsberg Kreishaus (2011)[clarification needed]
Bus
The main bus station of Heinsberg is next to the train station. It is served by buses to several towns and villages in the district, including Erkelenz, Geilenkirchen, Wegberg, Gangelt, Waldfeucht and Selfkant-Tüddern. There is one swift bus, the SB 1 from Erkelenz to Geilenkirchen via Heinsberg.
Heinsberg possesses many elementary schools and kindergartens. The secondary education facilities include a high school (Gymnasium). Since 2007 there is a school for disabled persons in the building of the former vocational school (Berufsschule).
Media
Heinsberger newspaper
Hs-Woche, a free weekly newspaper
"Lokalzeit aus Aachen", a news broadcast from the WDR about Aachen and also Heinsberg
HS TV, a television transmitter
The radio transmitter Welle West was closed in 2007. Other radio stations, which include 100.5 and 107.8, provide news and weather reports for Heinsberg.
Heinsberg COVID-19 study
Heinsberg was an early centre for the COVID‑19 pandemic and was selected for an intensive study of the disease and its transmission characteristics in late‑March 2020.[5]
