Mönchengladbach
city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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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.
Mönchengladbach | |
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 Cathedral of Mönchengladbach | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Mönchengladbach  | |
  Mönchengladbach  Mönchengladbach | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′0″N 06°26′0″E / 51.20000°N 6.43333°ECoordinates: 51°12′0″N 06°26′0″E / 51.20000°N 6.43333°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 (2016-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 260,925 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 41001-41239 |
| Dialling codes | 02161, 02166 |
| Vehicle registration | MG |
| Website | www.moenchengladbach.de |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ↑ www.lds.nrw.de
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