Schleiden

Geschichte

Schleiden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen, and has 17.628 inhabitants as of 2016. 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.Mayors 1972−1975: Max Fesenmeyer (independent) 1975−1984: Herbert Hermesdorf (1914-1999) (CDU) 1984−1995: Alois Sommer (CDU) 1995−1997: Dieter Wolter (CDU) 1997−2004: Christoph Lorbach (CDU) 2004−2012: Ralf Hergarten (independent) since 2012: Udo Meister (FDP)EducationThere are the following schools in the city: Municipal High School Clara-Fey-High School, Schleiden (carrier is the diocese of Aachen)Municipal Secondary School Primary school Elementary school Elementary school GemündElementary school DreibornAstrid Lindgren School, Schleiden