Brüggen, Germany

Brüggen (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁʏɡn̩]) is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Schwalm, approx. 15 km south of Venlo, 11 km east of Swalmen (Roermond) and 20 km north-west of Mönchengladbach.

Brüggen
Municipality
Brüggen Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Brüggen within Viersen district
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Coordinates: 51°14′30″N 06°10′56″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Viersen
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Frank Gellen[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	61.25 km2 (23.65 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	16,189
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	41379
Dialling codes	0 21 63 0 21 57 (Bracht)
Vehicle registration	VIE (until 1975: KK)
Website	www.brueggen.de

Division of the town

Brüggen consists of 3 subdivisions

• Brüggen
• Born
• Bracht

Mayors

• Frank Gellen (CDU): since 2014
• Gerhard Gottwald: 1989–2014

Sights

• Brüggen Castle
• Natural History Museum (Naturkundemuseum): since 1979 Brüggen Castle has been home to a regional hunting and natural history museum with a nature park information point.
• Schwalmpforte, a former town gate
• St. Nicholas' Church
• Old Abbey of the Knights of the Cross (Kreuzherrenkloster)
• Born Mill (Borner Mühle)
• Brüggen Mill (Brüggener Mühle)
• Schloss Dilborn
• Old toll house with Rentei (~treasury)
• Nature and Wildlife Park (Natur und Tierpark Brüggen)
• New Jewish Cemetery
• Old Jewish Cemetery

A jester on the entrance door of the Kaschemme, a pub-café in Brüggen's old town

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).^[3]

Climate data for Brüggen, Germany
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4 (39)	5 (41)	9 (49)	13 (56)	17 (63)	21 (69)	22 (72)	22 (71)	19 (66)	14 (58)	8 (47)	6 (42)	13 (56)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0 (32)	−1 (31)	2 (36)	4 (40)	8 (46)	11 (52)	13 (56)	13 (55)	11 (52)	7 (45)	4 (39)	2 (36)	6 (43)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	64 (2.5)	56 (2.2)	43 (1.7)	46 (1.8)	64 (2.5)	69 (2.7)	84 (3.3)	84 (3.3)	76 (3)	46 (1.8)	64 (2.5)	64 (2.5)	760 (29.8)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

See also

• Royal Air Force Station Brüggen

Personalities

• Karl Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, (born 1952), chairman of the managing board of the German "Malteser Hilfsdienst"
• Simon Jentzsch (born 1976), footballer