Übach-Palenberg
Übach-Palenberg is a town in the Heinsberg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was formed by the merger of two villages, Palenberg and Übach. Geography. 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. Twin towns – sister cities. Übach-Palenberg is twinned with: Coat of arms. The coat of arms of the town is subdivided into three fields. In the  top blue field are two crossed golden scepters with lily heads, with a black letter T on top. Both symbols refer to the "Grundherrschaft" Thorn. In the left golden field is a black lion, the symbol of Jülich, as both Frelenberg and Palenberg belonged to the county Jülich. To the right is a silver lion on a red field, the symbol of Heinsberg, which Scherpenseel historically belonged to. The coat of arms was granted on December 2, 1937 by the "Oberpräsident" of the province Rhineland. Economy. In addition to international companies such as SLV, Neuman & Esser, Schlafhorst or Spanset the  company Solent GmbH & Co. KG has been producing chocolate, nuts and dried fruit for various brands in Übach-Palenberg since 2010. Its sister company, Bonback GmbH & Co. KG, a wholesale bakery, produces at the same location.