Jüchen
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.
Jüchen | |
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 Town square | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Jüchen within Neuss district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°06′04″N 06°30′06″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Neuss |
| Subdivisions | 30 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Harald Zillikens[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.84 km2 (27.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 23,516 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 41363 |
| Dialling codes | 02164, 02165, 02166, 02181, 02182 |
| Vehicle registration | NE |
| Website | www.juechen.de |
Mayor
Harald Zillikens (* 1959) (CDU) was elected mayor in 2009 and reelected in 2015 and 2020. He was the successor of Margarete Kranz (CDU).
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
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "Partnerstadt Leers in Frankreich". juechen.de (in German). Jüchen. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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