Grevenbroich

Grevenbroich
Grevenbroich
	Cistercian Monastery in Langwaden
	Coat of arms
	Location of Grevenbroich within Rhein-Kreis Neuss district
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	Coordinates: 51°05′18″N 06°35′15″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Rhein-Kreis Neuss
• Mayor	(SPD)
Area
• Total	102.6 km2 (39.6 sq mi)
Elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	63,620
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	41515, 41516, 41517
Dialling codes	02181, 02182
Vehicle registration	NE (until 1975: GV)
Website	www.grevenbroich.de

Grevenbroich (German pronunciation: [ˌɡʁeːvənˈbʁoːx]) is a town 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. Cologne and Düsseldorf are in a 30 km reach. It is notable for having the Frimmersdorf Power Station, which was one of Europe's least carbon-efficient power stations.[2]

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

Grevenbroich became widely known as home town of comedian Hape Kerkeling's fictional persona Horst Schlämmer.[3][4]

Vincenz Hundhausen (translator of Chinese literature and Peking University professor)[5]
Bethlehem, dark metal band, often named as the creator of the subgenre.

Bieg, Lutz. "Literary translations of the classical lyric and drama in the first half of the 20th century: The "case" of Vincenz Hundhausen (1878-1955)." (Archive) In: Alleton, Vivianne and Michael Lackner (editors). De l'un au multiple: traductions du chinois vers les langues européennes Translations from Chinese into European Languages. Éditions de la maison des sciences de l'homme (Les Editions de la MSH, FR), 1999, Paris. p. 62-83. ISBN 273510768X, 9782735107681.

"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
WWF Australia: Hazelwood tops international list of dirty power stations, Dated: 13 Jul 2005
Huber, Andrea (2009-08-21). "Isch komme aus Grevenbroich - eine Betroffene spricht". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-07-02.
"Schlämmer-Wochen in Grevenbroich". sueddeutsche.de (in German). 2010. ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Bieg, p. 67. "[...]Grevenbroich, approximately 30 km north-west of Cologne,[...]"

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