Bedburg

Bedburg is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany with 25,000 residents. Since 2014, Sascha Solbach is the mayor of Bedburg. The town is documented as existing as early as 893.[2]

Bedburg
Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Bedburg within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
BergheimBrühl
Bedburg
Bedburg
Coordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Government
 • MayorSascha Solbach (SPD)
Area
 • Total80.21 km2 (30.97 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total23,658
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50181
Dialling codes02272
Vehicle registrationBM
Websitewww.bedburg.de

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Source: [3] Note: rainfall data was not available

Notable persons

Sons and daughters

People with connection to Bedburg
Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff in 1917
  • Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff (1871-1918), German diplomat and ambassador; lived in Bedburg and did his Abitur there
  • Peter Stumpp (c. 1525/1549 - 1589)16th Century serial killer known as "The Werewolf of Bedburg"

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. "Geschichte in Bedburg (German)". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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