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Jüchen

Coordinates: 51°06′04″N 06°30′06″E / 51.10111°N 6.50167°E / 51.10111; 6.50167
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Jüchen
Municipality
Town square
Town square
Coat of arms of Jüchen
Coat of arms
Location of Jüchen within Neuss district
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Jüchen is located in Germany
Jüchen
Jüchen
Jüchen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Jüchen
Jüchen
Coordinates: 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
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total24,141
 • Density340/km2 (870/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 (born 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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Jüchen is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

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

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Partnerstadt Leers in Frankreich". juechen.de (in German). Jüchen. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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