Brüggen, Germany

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Location of Brüggen within Viersen district
Brüggen

Brüggen
Coordinates
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Viersen
subdivisions	3
Mayor	Gerhard Gottwald (CDU)

Basic statistics
Area	61.25 km² (23.65 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (164 ft)
Population	15,871 (31 December 2010)^[1]
- Density	259 /km² (671 /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

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.

Division of the town

Brüggen consists of 3 subdivisions