Bedburg
| Bedburg | ||
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  Bedburg | ||
Location of Bedburg within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district 
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| Coordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″E / 51.00000°N 6.56250°ECoordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″E / 51.00000°N 6.56250°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Köln | |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Sascha Solbach (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 80.21 km2 (30.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 23,334 | |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 50181 | |
| Dialling codes | 02272 | |
| Vehicle registration | BM | |
| Website | www.bedburg.de | |
Bedburg is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany with 25,000 residents. For a short time Sascha Solbach is the mayor of Bedburg. The town is documented as existing as early as 893.[2]
Notable persons
Sons and daughters
- Arnold von Harff (1471-1505), knight and adventurer
- Katharina Molitor (born 1983), spearhead
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
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "Geschichte in Bedburg (German)". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
External links
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