Bergisch Gladbach

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Bergisch Gladbach
Old town hall in Bergisch Gladbach
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
City subdivisions	6
Mayor	Klaus Orth (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	83.12 km² (32.1 sq mi)
Elevation	51 - 267 m
Population	110,217 (30/06/2007)
- Density	1,326 /km² (3,434 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	GL
Postal codes	51401-51469
Area codes	02202, 02204, 02207
Website	www.bergischgladbach.de Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 07°07′00″E / 51.1, 7.116667

Bergisch Gladbach (help·info) is a city and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Neighbouring municipalities
2 History
3 Economy
4 Twin towns
5 Born in Bergisch Gladbach
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Bergisch Gladbach is located east of the river Rhine, approx. 10 kilometers east of Cologne.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

Beginning in the north clockwise the neighbouring municipalities and neighbouring towns are: Odenthal, Kürten, Overath, Rösrath, Cologne and Leverkusen.

[edit] History

Early settlements existed in the 13th century, but the town was officially founded in 1856.

Old castle and town hall of Bensberg

The word “Bergisch” in its name originates from its location in the earldom of Berg and was added to distinguish it from Mönchengladbach. In 1975 the city incorporated the neighbouring Bensberg and when it reached a population of 100,000 in 1977 it received the rank of a city.