Bedburg
Bedburg 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.[2]
Bedburg | |
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Location of Bedburg within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district ![]() ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″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) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 23,531 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 50181 |
Dialling codes | 02272 |
Vehicle registration | BM |
Website | www.bedburg.de |
Climate
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Notable persons
Sons and daughters
- Arnold von Harff (1471-1505), knight and adventurer
- Katharina Molitor (born 1983), spearhead
People with connection to Bedburg
![](../I/m/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-2007-0327-504%2C_Graf_Wilhelm_von_Mirbach-Harff.jpg)
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 16th Century serial killer known as "The Werewolf of Bedburg"
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References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "Geschichte in Bedburg (German)". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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