Mönchengladbach

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Mönchengladbach
Cathedral of Mönchengladbach
Coat of arms
Mönchengladbach
Coordinates: 51°12′0″N 06°26′0″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	urban district
Government
• Lord Mayor	Hans Wilhelm Reiners (2016) (CDU)
Area
• Total	170.43 km2 (65.80 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	261,645
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	41001-41239
Dialling codes	02161, 02166
Vehicle registration	MG
Website	www.moenchengladbach.de

Mönchengladbach is a city in the very west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is 35 km from Düsseldorf and 15 km from the Netherlands away. It has about 260,000 inhabitants and a well-known soccer team, Borussia Mönchengladbach.