What is Alsdorf?
{{Infobox German location|name=Alsdorf|type=Stadt|image_photo=Die Burg Alsdorf in Alsdorf.jpg|image_caption=Alsdorf Castle|image_coa=DEU Alsdorf COA.svg|state=Nordrhein-Westfalen|region=Köln|district=Aachen|divisions=16|mayor=Alfred Sonders<ref>[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.</ref>|party=SPD|area=31.658|elevation=163|Gemeindeschlüssel=05334004|licence=AC|area_code=02404|postal_code=52477|website=[http://www.alsdorf.de/ www.alsdorf.de]|image_plan=Alsdorf in AC.svg|coordinates={{coord|50|53|N|6|10|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}|leader_term=2020&ndash;25}} '''Alsdorf''' is a [[municipality]] in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. It is in the [[Aachen (district)|Aachen]] district. It is very close to The [[Netherlands]]. The town has 17 districts. The population was 47,000 in 2020. The main political [[Political party|party]] is [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]. The castle Alsdorf is a main tourist attraction. The town used to be a [[mining]] center and there is a mining museum. There is also a [[zoo]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Aachen Rural District]] {{europe-stub}}