Jüchen
Jüchen is a municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km southwest of Neuss and 10 km southeast of Mönchengladbach.
Jüchen    | |
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Location of Jüchen   within Neuss   district ![]()  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°06′04″N 06°30′06″E | |
| Country | Germany | 
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | 
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf | 
| District | Neuss | 
| Subdivisions | 30 | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Harald Zillikens[1] (CDU) | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.84 km2 (27.74 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) | 
| Population  (2020-12-31)[2]  | |
| • Total | 23,516 | 
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| Postal codes | 41363  | 
| Dialling codes | 02164, 02165, 02166, 02181, 02182 | 
| Vehicle registration | NE | 
| Website | www.juechen.de | 
Mayor
    
Harald Zillikens (* 1959) (CDU) was elected mayor in 2009 and reelected in 2015 and 2020. He was the successor of Margarete Kranz (CDU).
Notable people
    
- Fritz von Ameln (1901–1970), management consultant, member of the Düsseldorf Landtag (1954–1966)
 - Peter Bamm, actually Curt Emmrich, (1897–1975), writer
 - Heinrich Siegmund Blanckertz (1823–Berlin), founder of the German steel spring industry
 - Willibert Kremer (born 1939), football player and manager
 - Annette Schavan (born 1955), politician (CDU), 2005-2013 Federal Minister for Education and Research
 - Willy Wimmer (born 1943), politician (CDU)
 - Dietrich Zillessen (born 1937), Professor of Religious Education at the University of Cologne
 
References
    
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
 - "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
 - "Partnerstadt Leers in Frankreich". juechen.de (in German). Jüchen. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
 
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