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 15km southwest of Neuss and 15km southeast of Mönchengladbach. Cologne and Düsseldorf are in a 30km 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

In pop culture

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Grevenbroich is twinned with:

• Slovenia Celje, Slovenia
• Netherlands Peel en Maas, Netherlands
• France Saint-Chamond, France

Notable people

• 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

See also

• North Rhine-Westphaliaportal
• Frimmersdorf Power Station

• Bieg, Lutz. "." () In: Alleton, Vivianne and Michael Lackner (editors). De l'un au multiple: traductions du chinois vers les langues européennes Translations from Chinese into European Languages. Éditions de la maison des sciences de l'homme (Les Editions de la MSH, FR), 1999, Paris. p.62-83. ISBN273510768X, 9782735107681.

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External links

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