Jüchen

Jüchen
Town square
Coat of arms
Jüchen
Location of Jüchen within Neuss district
Coordinates: 51°06′04″N 06°30′06″E / 51.10111°N 6.50167°E / 51.10111; 6.50167Coordinates: 51°06′04″N 06°30′06″E / 51.10111°N 6.50167°E / 51.10111; 6.50167
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Neuss
Area
• Total	71.84 km2 (27.74 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	23,260
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	41363
Dialling codes	02164, 02165, 02166, 02181, 02182
Vehicle registration	NE
Website	www.juechen.de

Jüchen is a municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km southwest of Neuss and 10 km southeast of Mönchengladbach.

Personality

• Heinrich Siegmund Blanckertz (born June 3, 1823 in Jüchen; died August 7, 1908 in Berlin), founder of the German steel springindustry - .
• Peter Bamm, actually Curt Emmrich, (born October 20, 1897 in Hochneukirch; died 30 March 1975 in Zollikon, Switzerland), German writer.
• Fritz von Ameln (born 1901 in Jüchen, died July 27, 1970), Management consultant. From 1954 to 1966 he was a member of the Düsseldorf Landtag. He was also a member of the Committee for Reconstruction and Chairman of the Sports Committee. von Ameln received the Great Cross of Merit in 1967 by the Federal President.
• Dietrich Zillessen (born 1937), Professor of Religious Education at the University of Cologne
• Willibert Kremer (born October 15, 1939 in Hochneukirch), German football coach and former football player.
• Willy Wimmer (born May 18 1943 in Mönchengladbach), German politician of the CDU, who belonged to the Bundestag is 33 years.
• Annette Schavan (born June 10, 1955 in Jüchen), 2005-2013 Federal Minister for Education and Research.

Towns and municipalities in Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Dormagen Grevenbroich Jüchen Kaarst Korschenbroich Meerbusch Neuss Rommerskirchen

References

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