Bedburg

Bedburg (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtˌbʊʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany with 25,000 residents. Since 2014, Sascha Solbach is the mayor of Bedburg. The town is documented as existing as early as 893.^[3]

Bedburg
Town
Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Bedburg within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Bedburg Show map of Germany Bedburg Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Sascha Solbach[1]
Area
• Total	80.21 km2 (30.97 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	24,645
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	50181
Dialling codes	02272
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	www.bedburg.de

Climate

Bedburg Climate chart (explanation) J F M A M J J A S O N D     0     1 −3     0     4 −2     0     9 0     0     15 5     0     22 10     0     23 12     0     25 14     0     25 15     0     20 9     0     14 7     0     8 3     0     1 −3 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [4] Note: rainfall data was not available Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0     34 27     0     39 28     0     48 32     0     59 41     0     72 50     0     73 54     0     77 57     0     77 59     0     68 48     0     57 45     0     46 37     0     34 27 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Notable people

Sons and daughters

• Arnold von Harff (1471–1505), knight and adventurer
• Katharina Molitor (born 1983), javelin thrower and volleyball player

People with connection to Bedburg

Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff in 1917

• Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff (1871–1918), German diplomat and ambassador; lived in Bedburg and did his Abitur there
• Peter Stumpp (c. 1525–1589), 16th Century possible serial killer known as "The Werewolf of Bedburg"

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. "Geschichte in Bedburg (German)". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
4. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

External links

• Official website (in German)