Brüggen

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Brüggen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Brüggen
Brüggen (Germany)
Brüggen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Düsseldorf
District Viersen
subdivisions 3
Mayor Gerhard Gottwald (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 61.25 km² (23.6 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m  (164 ft)
Population 16,211  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 265 /km² (685 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate VIE (until 1975: KK)
Postal code 41379
Area codes 0 21 63
0 21 57 (Bracht)
Website www.brueggen.de

Coordinates: 51°14′30″N 06°10′56″E / 51.24167, 6.18222

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.

[edit] Division of the town

Brüggen consists of 3 subdivisions

  • Brüggen
  • Born
  • Bracht