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Brüggen, Germany
Brüggen is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Schwalm, approx. 15 km south of Venlo and 20 km north-west of Mönchengladbach.
Brüggen | |
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Brüggen Castle | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Brüggen within Viersen district | |
Brüggen Brüggen | |
| Coordinates: 51°14′30″N 06°10′56″E / 51.24167°N 6.18222°ECoordinates: 51°14′30″N 06°10′56″E / 51.24167°N 6.18222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Viersen |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Frank Gellen[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.25 km2 (23.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,907 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 41379 |
| Dialling codes | 0 21 63 0 21 57 (Bracht) |
| Vehicle registration | VIE (until 1975: KK) |
| Website | www.brueggen.de |
Division of the town
Brüggen consists of 3 subdivisions
- Brüggen
- Born
- Bracht
Mayors
- Frank Gellen (CDU): since 2014
- Gerhard Gottwald: 1989–2014
Sights
- Brüggen Castle
- Natural History Museum (Naturkundemuseum): since 1979 Brüggen Castle has been home to a regional hunting and natural history museum with a nature park information point.
- Schwalmpforte, a former town gate
- St. Nicholas' Church
- Old Abbey of the Knights of the Cross (Kreuzherrenkloster)
- Born Mill (Borner Mühle)
- Brüggen Mill (Brüggener Mühle)
- Schloss Dilborn
- Old toll house with Rentei (~treasury)
- Nature and Wildlife Park (Natur und Tierpark Brüggen)
- New Jewish Cemetery
- Old Jewish Cemetery
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[3]
| Climate data for Brüggen, Germany | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4 (39) | 5 (41) | 9 (49) | 13 (56) | 17 (63) | 21 (69) | 22 (72) | 22 (71) | 19 (66) | 14 (58) | 8 (47) | 6 (42) | 13 (56) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0 (32) | −1 (31) | 2 (36) | 4 (40) | 8 (46) | 11 (52) | 13 (56) | 13 (55) | 11 (52) | 7 (45) | 4 (39) | 2 (36) | 6 (43) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.5) | 56 (2.2) | 43 (1.7) | 46 (1.8) | 64 (2.5) | 69 (2.7) | 84 (3.3) | 84 (3.3) | 76 (3) | 46 (1.8) | 64 (2.5) | 64 (2.5) | 760 (29.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase [4] | |||||||||||||
See also
Personalities
- Karl Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, (born 1952), chairman of the managing board of the German "Malteser Hilfsdienst"
- Simon Jentzsch (born 1976), footballer
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Climate Summary for Brüggen, Germany
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 26, 2013.
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