Bergisch Gladbach

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Expand German Template:Infobox German location Bergisch Gladbach (Template:IPA) is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district).

Geography

Bergisch Gladbach is east of the Rhine and about 10 km east of Cologne.

City structure

The urban area of Bergisch Gladbach is not divided into city districts (Stadtbezirke) with their own district representation. For statistical purposes, there are six statistical districts (statistische Bezirke), which are numbered consecutively and are divided into several districts (de: Stadtteile) with their own names. These are mainly name of former smaller settlements from which today's urban area developed, or new development areas whose names have been memorized over time for better orientation. Bensberg was an independent town until 1975. Before 1975, Schildgen belonged to the municipality of Odenthal.

  • Statistical District 1: Schildgen (11), Katterbach (12), Nussbaum (13), Paffrath (14), Hand (15)
  • Statistical District 2: City Center (21), Hebborn (22), Heidkamp (23), Gronau (24)
  • Statistical District 3: Romaney (31), Herrenstrunden (32), Sand (33)
  • Statistical District 4: Herkenrath (41), Asselborn (42), Bärbroich (43)
  • Statistical District 5: Lückerath (51), Bensberg (52), Bockenberg (53), Kaule (54), Moitzfeld (55)
  • Statistical District 6: Refrath (61), Alt Refrath (62), Kippekausen (63), Frankenforst (64), Lustheide (65)

Neighbouring municipalities

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

History

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

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Old castle and town hall of Bensberg

The word Bergisch in the name does not originate from its location in the county of Berg, and it was not added to distinguish it from Mönchengladbach, as is believed by many people, but from the counts who gave their name to the region.

In the early 12th century, the counts of Berg settled in the area, which later became the Duchy of Berg (under Napoleon, it became a grand duchy). That is where the first part of the name (Bergisch) comes from, the town being located in the former County of Berg. The town is the administrative headquarters (Kreisstadt) of the Rheinish-Bergisch district (Kreis).

The second part of the name, Gladbach, originates from Low Rhenish (Bergisches Platt) and means canalised stream in reference to the small river (the Strunde) that was artificially canalised in early medieval times. In Bergisch Platt, the regional dialect, gelaat (laid) eventually evolved to glad (the 'd' is often pronounced as a 't'). The second part of the word, Bach, is the Standard German word for a small stream and refers to the Strunde.

In 1975, the town incorporated the neighbouring Bensberg, and when it reached a population of 100,000 in 1977 it was given city status.

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Economy

Paper manufacturing, printing, glass wool manufacturing, chocolate and high-tech industries are a large part of Bergisch Gladbach's economy.

Transport

The city is served by Cologne Bonn Airport, which is located Template:Convert south of Bergisch Gladbach. Other nearest airports are Düsseldorf Airport, located Template:Convert north west and Frankfurt Airport, located Template:Convert south east of Bergisch Gladbach.

Politics

Mayor

The current mayor of Bergisch Gladbach is Marcel Kreuz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who was elected in 2025.

Previous mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

Template:Election table ! colspan=2| Candidate ! Party ! Votes ! % |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Frank Stein | align=left| Social Democratic Party | 25,321 | 52.3 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Christian Buchen | align=left| Christian Democratic Union | 18,973 | 39.2 |- | | align=left| Iro Herrmann | align=left| Citizens' Party GL | 2,093 | 4.3 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Günther Schöpf | align=left| Alternative for Germany | 2,014 | 4.2 |- ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 48,401 ! 99.3 |- ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 358 ! 0.7 |- ! colspan=3| Total ! 48,759 ! 100.0 |- ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 89,995 ! 54.2 |- | colspan=7| Source: City of Bergisch Gladbach |}

City council

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Results of the 2020 city council election

The Bergisch Gladbach city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

Template:Election table ! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 17,463 | 36.2 | Template:Decrease 5.7 | 20 | Template:Decrease 6 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 13,858 | 28.7 | Template:Increase 12.8 | 16 | Template:Increase 6 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 9,209 | 19.1 | Template:Decrease 5.0 | 10 | Template:Decrease 5 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 2,438 | 5.1 | Template:Decrease 0.5 | 3 | ±0 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 2,213 | 4.6 | Template:Increase 0.2 | 3 | ±0 |- | | align=left| Citizens' Party GL (BGL) | 1,398 | 2.9 | Template:Increase 1.2 | 2 | Template:Increase 1 |- | | align=left| Free Voters' Association Bergisch Gladbach (FWG) | 1,645 | 3.4 | New | 2 | New |- ! colspan=2| Valid votes ! 48,224 ! 98.8 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Invalid votes ! 597 ! 1.2 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Total ! 48,821 ! 100.0 ! ! 56 ! Template:Decrease 6 |- ! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout ! 89,995 ! 52.3 ! Template:Decrease 0.1 ! ! |- | colspan=7| Source: City of Bergisch Gladbach |}

Twin towns – sister cities

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Notable people

Secondary schools in Bergisch Gladbach

See also

References

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