Английская Википедия:Brüggen, Germany

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Шаблон:Infobox German location 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 and 20 km north-west of Mönchengladbach.

Division of the town

Brüggen consists of 3 subdivisions

  • Brüggen
  • Born
  • Bracht

Mayors

  • Frank Gellen (CDU): since 2014
  • Gerhard Gottwald: 1989–2014

Sights

  • 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
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A jester on the entrance door of the Kaschemme, a pub-café in Brüggen's old town

Climate

Climate 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).[1] Шаблон:Weather box

See also

Personalities

  • Karl Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, (born 1952), chairman of the managing board of the German "Malteser Hilfsdienst"
  • Simon Jentzsch (born 1976), footballer

References

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Шаблон:Cities and towns in Viersen (district)

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