Heiligenhaus (; Limburgish: Hillijehoes) is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the suburban Rhine-Ruhr area. It lies between Düsseldorf and Essen.

Bochum University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bochum, formerly Fachhochschule Bochum) has a branch in Heiligenhaus for the development of locking Systems.

Heiligenhaus also contains the ancestral family farm of the acclaimed American author John Steinbeck.

Twin towns – sister cities

Heiligenhaus is twinned with:

  • Basildon, England, United Kingdom
  • Mansfield, England, United Kingdom
  • Meaux, France
  • Zwönitz, Germany

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