Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Brühl
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Town subdivisions	7
Mayor	Michael Kreuzberg (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	36.12 km² (13.9 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population	44,503 (31/12/2006)
- Density	1,232 /km² (3,191 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BM
Postal code	50321
Area code	02232
Website	www.bruehl.de Coordinates: 50°50′00″N 6°54′00″E / 50.833333, 6.9

Palace Augustusburg.

Max-Ernst-Museum Brühl.

Brühl is a city in Germany, located 20 km south of Cologne, in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis. It is located at the edge of the nature reserve Naturpark Kottenforst-Ville.

Brühl about 1900.

[edit] History

The town of Brühl was the residence of the Prince Bishops of Cologne. In the 18th century the Prince Bishop Clemens August replaced a former ruined castle and built the Palaces Augustusburg and Falkenlust near the city centre. Today both are listed as UNESCO - World Heritage Sites. Until 1990 Augustusburg Palace was used by the West German government to receive foreign heads of states visiting West Germany.

[edit] Main sights

The amusement park Phantasialand.
The Max-Ernst-Museum, opened in 2005. It displays sculptures and paintings of the surrealistic artist Max Ernst, who was born in Brühl.
Local history and pottery are shown in two small museums in the city (Museumsinsel),