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Brühl (pronounced [bʁyːl] (listen)) is a town in the Rhineland, Germany. It is located in the district of Rhine-Erft, 20 km south of the Cologne city center and at the edge of the Rhineland Nature Park, a famous nature reserve.

Brühl
Town
Augustusburg Palace
Location of Brühl within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
BergheimBrühl
Brühl
Brühl
Coordinates: 50°50′N 6°54′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions7
Government
  Mayor (202025) Dieter Freytag[1] (SPD)
Area
  Total36.12 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total43,673
  Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50321
Dialling codes02232
Vehicle registrationBM
Websitewww.bruehl.de

History


Brühl market place about 1900
Brühl market place about 1900

Brühl received its town privileges in 1285. From 1567 on, the city of Brühl was the official residence of the Prince Bishops of Cologne. In the 18th century the Prince Bishop Clemens August replaced a former ruined castle and built the Augustusburg and Falkenlust palaces near the city center. Today, both are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites because of their outstanding rococo architecture. Until 1990 Augustusburg Palace was used by the federal government to receive foreign heads of states visiting West Germany.


Main sights


The Max Ernst Museum of modern art
The Max Ernst Museum of modern art

Infrastructure


Brühl station is on the Left Rhine line and the nearby Kierberg station is on the Eifel railway. Brühl also has several stops on line 18 of the Cologne tram line.


Notable people



Twin towns – sister cities


Brühl is twinned with:[3]



Panoramic view of Brühl as seen from the 1959 built Stelzenhaus skyscraper

References


  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "Städtepartnerschaften". bruehl.de (in German). Brühl. Retrieved 2021-02-10.


Media related to Brühl (Rheinland) at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


- [en] Brühl (Rhineland)

[ru] Брюль (Рейнланд)

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