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Population: approx. 15,266
Surface area: 110.92 km²

The community of Simmerath is located within the StaedteRegion Aachen, adjacent to the Rurtalsperre - also called laked Rur. In addition to several monuments at original sites from the second world war, the lake is the main tourist base of the municipality. In addition to tourism, economically, the conservation of nature, water management and local agriculture plays an important role. Race enthusiasts know Simmerath as a stopover on the way to the Nuerburgring and as a starting point of many trips through the Eifel, which is also shown through local speed controls.