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Mönchengladbach
City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city in Germany. For the football club, see Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Mönchengladbach (German: [mœnçn̩ˈɡlatbax] ⓘ, Limburgish: Jlabbach [jəˈlɑbɑx])[citation needed] is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border.
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Mönchengladbach
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Clockwise from top: old market in Gladbach; Schloss Rheydt; Rheydt townhall; Gladbach Abbey; Abteiberg Museum | |
Coordinates: 51°12′N 06°26′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
District | Urban district |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2020–25) | Felix Heinrichs[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 170.43 km2 (65.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 268,943 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/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 |
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