Bedburg
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Bedburg | |
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Coordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″E / 51.00000°N 6.56250°ECoordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″E / 51.00000°N 6.56250°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Köln |
District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Sascha Solbach |
Area | |
• Total | 80.21 km2 (30.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31) | |
• Total | 23,867 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 50181 |
Dialling codes | 02272 |
Vehicle registration | BM |
Website | www.bedburg.de |
Bedburg (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtˌbʊʁk] (listen)) 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.
Climate
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Notable people
Sons and daughters
- Arnold von Harff (1471–1505), knight and adventurer
- Katharina Molitor (born 1983), spearhead
People with connection to Bedburg
- Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff (1871–1918), German diplomat and ambassador; lived in Bedburg and did his Abitur there
- Peter Stumpp (c. 1525–1589), 16th Century serial killer known as "The Werewolf of Bedburg"