Brühl (Rhineland)

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Brühl
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Location of Brühl within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
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Brühl
Coordinates: 50°50′N6°54′E / 50.833°N 6.900°E / 50.833; 6.900
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Köln
District Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions7
Government
   Mayor (202025) Dieter Freytag [1] (SPD)
Area
  Total36.12 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
  Total45,515
  Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50321
Dialling codes 02232
Vehicle registration BM
Website bruehl.de

Brühl (pronounced [bʁyːl] ) is a town in the Rhineland, Germany. It is located in the district of Rhine-Erft, 20 km south of the Cologne city center and at the edge of the Rhineland Nature Park, a famous nature reserve.

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History

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Brühl market place about 1900

Brühl received its town privileges in 1285. From 1567 on, the city of Brühl was the official residence of the Prince Bishops of Cologne. In the 18th century the Prince Bishop Clemens August replaced a former ruined castle and built the Augustusburg and Falkenlust palaces near the city center. Today, both are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites because of their outstanding rococo architecture. Until 1990 Augustusburg Palace was used by the federal government to receive foreign heads of states visiting West Germany.

Main sights

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The Max Ernst Museum of modern art

Infrastructure

Brühl station is on the Left Rhine line and the nearby Kierberg station is on the Eifel railway. Brühl also has several stops on line 18 of the Cologne tram line.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Brühl is twinned with: [3]

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Panoramic view of Brühl as seen from the 1959-built Stelzenhaus skyscraper

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References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW . Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. "Städtepartnerschaften". bruehl.de (in German). Brühl. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

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