Grevenbroich

Grevenbroich (German: [ˌɡʁeːvn̩ˈbʁoːx] ⓘ) is a town in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Erft, approximately 15 km southwest of Neuss and 15 km southeast of Mönchengladbach. Cologne and Düsseldorf are in a 30 km reach. It is notable for having the Frimmersdorf Power Station, which was one of Europe's least carbon-efficient power stations.

City districts

Grevenbroich consists of the urban quarters and villages:

Postal code 41515: Allrath, Barrenstein, Elsen, Fürth, Gewerbegebiet-Ost, Laach, Neu-Elfgen, Noithausen, Orken, Stadtmitte, Südstadt
Postal code 41516: Busch, Gruissem, Gubisrath, Hemmerden, Hülchrath, Kapellen, Langwaden, Mühlrath, Münchrath, Neubrück, Neukirchen, Neukircher Heide, Tüschenbroich, Vierwinden, Wevelinghoven
Postal code 41517: Frimmersdorf, Gindorf (population 1,817), Gustorf, Neuenhausen, Neurath

Grevenbroich became widely known as home town of comedian Hape Kerkeling's fictional persona Horst Schlämmer.

Grevenbroich is twinned with:

Vincenz Hundhausen (translator of Chinese literature and Peking University professor)
Jürgen Bartsch (bassist and founder of black metal band Bethlehem)
Juergen Hahn (systems biology researcher and professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Dorothee Wilms (born 1929), politician, Federal Minister for Education and Science and from 1987 to 1991 the Federal Minister for Inner-German relations