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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Düsseldorf

Elevation
  
54 m (177 ft)

Area
  
102.6 km²

Local time
  
Friday 10:14 AM

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
63,891 (31 Dec 2010)

Administrative region
  
Düsseldorf

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 74% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Bobbolandia, Wildfreigehege Bend, Villa Erckens

Grevenbroich ( [ˌɡʁeːvənˈbʁoːx]; known as the "Capital of Energy") is a town in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Erft, approximately 15 km southwest of Neuss and 15 km southeast of Mönchengladbach. The Cistercian Order has a monastery in Langwaden.

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Map of Grevenbroich, Germany

Grevenbroich is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Cologne.

City districts

Grevenbroich consists of the urban quarters and villages:

  • Postal code 41515:
  • Allrath, Barrenstein, Elsen, Fürth, Gewerbegebiet-Ost, Laach, Neu-Elfgen, Noithausen, Orken, Stadtmitte, Südstadt
  • Postal code 41516:
  • Busch, Gruissem, Gubisrath, Hemmerden, Hülchrath, Kapellen, Langwaden, Mühlrath, Münchrath, Neubrück, Neukirchen, Neukircher Heide, Tüschenbroich, Vierwinden, Wevelinghoven
  • Postal code 41517:
  • Frimmersdorf, Gindorf (population 1,817), Gustorf, Neuenhausen, Neurath

    • In pop culture

    Hape Kerkeling's fictional persona Horst Schlämmer has said Grevenbroich will be the new capital of Germany under his government.

    Notable residents

  • Vincenz Hundhausen (translator of Chinese literature and Peking University professor)
  • Bethlehem, dark metal band, often named as the creator of the subgenre.

    • References

    Grevenbroich Wikipedia
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