Wevelinghoven
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
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:
Celje, Slovenia
Peel en Maas, Netherlands
Saint-Chamond, France
Notable people
- Vincenz Hundhausen (translator of Chinese literature and Peking University professor)
- Jürgen Bartsch (bassist and founder of dark metal band Bethlehem)
- Juergen Hahn (systems biology researcher and professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
