Jüchen

Jüchen (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏçn̩]) is a municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Jüchen
Municipality
Town square
Coat of arms
Location of Jüchen within Neuss district
Jüchen Show map of Germany Jüchen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
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	71.87 km2 (27.75 sq mi)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	24,030
• Density	330/km2 (870/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

The municipality of Jüchen consists of 17 villages and several hamlets. The most important villages are Jüchen itself (6600 inhabitants) and Hochneukirch (5400 inhabitants) in the west. Other villages among others are Gierath, Bedburdyk, Otzenrath, Garzweiler, Holz and Aldenhoven.

Jüchen is located between the towns of Rheydt (to the north-east, 9 km away) and Grevenbroich (to the south-west, 8 km away). The state capital Düsseldorf is 28 km away.

The municipality is located on the A61 and A46 motorways. There are two railway stations (Jüchen and Hochneukirch) on the Mönchengladbach-Cologne line.

Schloss Dyck

The Garzweiler surface mine is located to the south of Jüchen. Brown coal is mined above ground there. The European distribution centre of 3M is located on the A46.

In the north of the municipality is the moated castle of Dyck, with a park that is over 200 years old.

Mayor

Harald Zillikens (born 1959) (CDU) was elected mayor in 2009 and reelected in 2015 and 2020. He was the successor of Margarete Kranz (CDU).

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Jüchen is twinned with:^[3]

• Leers, France

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