Herzogenrath is a municipality located in the district of Aachen within the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves as a border community, situated adjacent to the Dutch town of Kerkrade.
The municipality is characterized by its unique geographic position, where the national border runs directly through several areas. In one section, the boundary follows the middle of a main road, and it passes directly through the center of the cross-border Eurode office complex.