Leichlingen
Leichlingen (officially Leichlingen (Rheinland); Ripuarian: Lëijchlinge) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Leichlingen is a centre for apple and berry growing in the region.
Johann Wilhelm Wilms
Geography
Leichlingen is situated at the edge of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region close to Cologne. The town centre lies on the river Wupper.
Twin towns – sister cities
Leichlingen is twinned with:
Funchal, Portugal
Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom
Marly-le-Roi, France
Notable people
- Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772–1847), composer
- Friedrich Überweg (1826–1871), philosopher
- Hugo Broch (born 1922), World War II flying ace
- Wolfgang Zimmermann (born 1949), trade unionist, politician (The Left)
- Michael Biegler (born 1961), handball coach
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Partnerstädte". leichlingen.de (in German). Leichlingen. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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