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Brüggen, Germany

Coordinates: 51°14′30″N 06°10′56″E / 51.24167°N 6.18222°E / 51.24167; 6.18222
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Brüggen
Brüggen Castle
Brüggen Castle
Coat of arms of Brüggen
Location of Brüggen within Viersen district
Viersen (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaKleve (district)Wesel (district)DuisburgKrefeldRhein-Kreis NeussMönchengladbachHeinsberg (district)NetherlandsNettetalTönisvorstGrefrathNiederkrüchtenBrüggenViersenWillichKempenSchwalmtal
Brüggen is located in Germany
Brüggen
Brüggen
Brüggen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Brüggen
Brüggen
Coordinates: 51°14′30″N 06°10′56″E / 51.24167°N 6.18222°E / 51.24167; 6.18222
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictViersen
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Frank Gellen[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total61.25 km2 (23.65 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total16,178
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
41379
Dialling codes0 21 63
0 21 57 (Bracht)
Vehicle registrationVIE (until 1975: KK)
Websitewww.brueggen.de

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, 11 km eastern of Swalmen (Roermond) and 20 km north-west of Mönchengladbach.

Division of the town

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Brüggen consists of 3 subdivisions

  • Brüggen
  • Born
  • Bracht

Mayors

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  • Frank Gellen (CDU): since 2014
  • Gerhard Gottwald: 1989–2014

Sights

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  • 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
A jester on the entrance door of the Kaschemme, a pub-café in Brüggen's old town

Climate

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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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

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Personalities

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  • Karl Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, (born 1952), chairman of the managing board of the German "Malteser Hilfsdienst"
  • Simon Jentzsch (born 1976), footballer

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ Climate Summary for Brüggen, Germany
  4. ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 26, 2013.