Grevenbroich

Grevenbroich () is a town in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Erft, approximately 15 km southwest of Neuss and 15 km southeast of Mönchengladbach. Cologne and Düsseldorf are in a 30 km reach. It is notable for having the Frimmersdorf Power Station, which was one of Europe's least carbon-efficient power stations.WWF Australia: Hazelwood tops international list of dirty power stations, Dated: 13 Jul 2005

City districts Grevenbroich consists of the urban quarters and villages: Postal code 41515: Allrath, Barrenstein, Elsen, Fürth, Gewerbegebiet-Ost, Laach, Neu-Elfgen, Noithausen, Orken, Stadtmitte, Südstadt Postal code 41516: Busch, Gruissem, Gubisrath, Hemmerden, Hülchrath, Kapellen, Langwaden, Mühlrath, Münchrath, Neubrück, Neukirchen, Neukircher Heide, Tüschenbroich, Vierwinden, Wevelinghoven Postal code 41517: Frimmersdorf, Gindorf (population 1,817), Gustorf, Neuenhausen, Neurath

Population

In pop culture Grevenbroich became widely known as home town of comedian Hape Kerkeling's fictional persona Horst Schlämmer.

Twin towns – sister cities

Grevenbroich is twinned with: Celje, Slovenia Peel en Maas, Netherlands Saint-Chamond, France

Notable people Vincenz Hundhausen (translator of Chinese literature and Peking University professor)Bieg, p. 67. "[...]Grevenbroich, approximately 30 km north-west of Cologne,[...]" Jürgen Bartsch (bassist and founder of black metal band Bethlehem) Juergen Hahn (systems biology researcher and professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Dorothee Wilms (born 1929), politician, Federal Minister for Education and Science and from 1987 to 1991 the Federal Minister for Inner-German relations

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