Mönchengladbach

Coordinates: 51°12′0″N 06°26′0″E / 51.20000°N 6.43333°E / 51.20000; 6.43333
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Mönchengladbach
Cathedral of Mönchengladbach
Cathedral of Mönchengladbach
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Mönchengladbach is located in Germany
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach
Coordinates: 51°12′0″N 06°26′0″E / 51.20000°N 6.43333°E / 51.20000; 6.43333
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
Districturban district
Government
 • Lord mayorHans Wilhelm Reiners (2016) (CDU)
Area
 • Total170.43 km2 (65.80 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total261,001
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
41001-41239
Dialling codes02161, 02166
Vehicle registrationMG
Websitewww.moenchengladbach.de

Mönchengladbach (Low Franconian: Jlabbach, Jelabbach) 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.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. www.lds.nrw.de