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Düren

American  
[door-uhn, dy-ruhn] / ˈdʊər ən, ˈdü rən /

noun

  1. a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Düren British  
/ ˈdyːrən /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 92 966 (2003 est)

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After the sighting, the drones reportedly flew from Belgium to Germany, where they were also observed by the police in the small German town of Düren.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Lars Vogt was born on Sept. 8, 1970, in Düren, near Cologne, the third child of Marie-Luise Vogt, a secretary, and Paul Vogt, an engineer who also played soccer to a high standard.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

Düren says her team was surprised by the finding.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 18, 2021

Düren says she thinks the trend might have something to do with men being concerned about conveying romantic signals to their hugging partner or onlookers.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 18, 2021

The clay for making the Cologne ware came from Langerwehe between Düren and Aix-la-Chapelle.

From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by Chaffers, William