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Brüggen, Germany

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Düsseldorf

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
61.25 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 8:22 PM

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Viersen

Postal codes
  
41379

Population
  
15,871 (31 Dec 2010)

Postal code
  
41379

Brüggen, Germany

Weather
  
6°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 90% Humidity

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.

Contents

Map of Br%C3%BCggen, Germany

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).

    References

    Brüggen, Germany Wikipedia
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