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Grevenbroich

 
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Grevenbroich
Langwaden Castle
Langwaden Castle
Coat of arms of Grevenbroich
Grevenbroich is located in Germany
Grevenbroich
Coordinates 51°05′18″N 06°35′15″E / 51.08833°N 6.5875°E / 51.08833; 6.5875
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Düsseldorf
District Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Mayor Axel Prümm (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 102.6 km2 (39.6 sq mi)
Elevation 54 m  (177 ft)
Population 64,507  (12 November 2006)
 - Density 629 /km2 (1,628 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NE (until 1975: GV)
Postal codes 41515, 41516, 41517
Area codes 02181, 02182
Website www.grevenbroich.de
Location of the town of Grevenbroich within Rhein-Kreis Neuss district
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Grevenbroich (German pronunciation: [ˌɡʁeːvn̩ˈbʁoːχ]; known as the "Capital of Energy") is a municipality 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.

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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.

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