Brüggen, Germany
Brüggen | ||
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Brüggen | ||
Location of Brüggen within Viersen district | ||
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 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Frank Gellen (CDU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 61.25 km2 (23.65 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) | |
Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 15,648 | |
• Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 41379 | |
Dialling codes |
0 21 63 0 21 57 (Bracht) | |
Vehicle registration | VIE (until 1975: KK) | |
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
- 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).[2]
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) |
−18 (0) |
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) |
80 (3) |
46 (1.8) |
64 (2.5) |
64 (2.5) |
757 (29.8) |
Source: Weatherbase [3] |
See also
Royal Air Force Station Brüggen
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
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
- ↑ Climate Summary for Brüggen, Germany
- ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 26, 2013.
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