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, 11 km eastern of Swalmen (Roermond) and 20 km north-west of Mönchengladbach.
Brüggen | |
|---|---|
 Brüggen Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Brüggen within Viersen district  | |
  Brüggen  Brüggen | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Frank Gellen[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.25 km2 (23.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,178 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 41379 |
| Dialling codes | 0 21 63 0 21 57 (Bracht) |
| Vehicle registration | VIE (until 1975: KK) |
| Website | www.brueggen.de |
Division of the town
editBrüggen consists of 3 subdivisions
- Brüggen
- Born
- Bracht
Mayors
edit- Frank Gellen (CDU): since 2014
- Gerhard Gottwald: 1989–2014
Sights
edit- 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
editClimate 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).[3]
| Climate data for Brüggen, Germany | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0 (32) |
−1 (31) |
2 (36) |
4 (40) |
8 (46) |
11 (52) |
13 (56) |
13 (55) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
4 (39) |
2 (36) |
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) |
76 (3) |
46 (1.8) |
64 (2.5) |
64 (2.5) |
760 (29.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase [4] | |||||||||||||
See also
editPersonalities
edit- Karl Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, (born 1952), chairman of the managing board of the German "Malteser Hilfsdienst"
- Simon Jentzsch (born 1976), footballer
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Climate Summary for Brüggen, Germany
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 26, 2013.
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