Jüchen

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Jüchen
Town square
Town square
Coat of arms of Jüchen
Location of Jüchen within Neuss district
Jüchen is located in Germany
Jüchen
Jüchen
Coordinates: 51°06′04″N 06°30′06″E / 51.10111°N 6.50167°E / 51.10111; 6.50167Coordinates: 51°06′04″N 06°30′06″E / 51.10111°N 6.50167°E / 51.10111; 6.50167
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictNeuss
Subdivisions30
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Harald Zillikens[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total71.84 km2 (27.74 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total23,516
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
41363
Dialling codes02164, 02165, 02166, 02181, 02182
Vehicle registrationNE
Websitewww.juechen.de

Jüchen is a municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km southwest of Neuss and 10 km southeast of Mönchengladbach.

Mayor[]

Harald Zillikens (* 1959) (CDU) was elected mayor in 2009 and reelected in 2015 and 2020. He was the successor of Margarete Kranz (CDU).

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Jüchen is twinned with:[3]

Notable people[]

  • Heinrich Siegmund Blanckertz (1823–Berlin), founder of the German steel spring industry
  • Peter Bamm, actually Curt Emmrich, (1897–1975), writer
  • Fritz von Ameln (1901–1970), management consultant, member of the Düsseldorf Landtag (1954–1966)
  • Dietrich Zillessen (born 1937), Professor of Religious Education at the University of Cologne
  • Willibert Kremer (born 1939), football player and manager
  • Willy Wimmer (born 1943), politician (CDU)
  • Annette Schavan (born 1955), politician (CDU), 2005-2013 Federal Minister for Education and Research

References[]

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Partnerstadt Leers in Frankreich". juechen.de (in German). Jüchen. Retrieved 2021-02-28.


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