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Brühl

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town in the Rhein-Erft district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Place details

Locality
Brühl
Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country
Deutschland
Population
44,137

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Key facts

Country
Germany
State
North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin region
Köln
District
Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Mayor 2025 30
Marc Prokop ( CDU )
Total
36.12 km (13.95 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Density
1,261/km (3,267/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Dialling codes
02232
Vehicle registration
BM
Website
bruehl.de

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Wikidata facts

Population
45515
Area
36.12
Elevation
65
Official website
bruehl.de
Image
Brühl-Zentrum-mit-Schloss.JPG
Dialing code
02232
Licence plate code
BM
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Commons category
Brühl (Rheinland)
Commons gallery
Brühl
postal code
50321
short name
Brl
inception
1285-00-00
P6814
Brühl
P8168
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Travel guide

Understand

Brühl is mostly known for its two palaces, built for Duke Clemens August in the 18th century.

Multiple times a year, the pedestrian center becomes host to markets where you can shop for various handycraft items.

Get around

The center of Brühl is entirely walkable. To reach other parts of town, take one of many buses or use the line 18 tram. The central station for buses and trams is Brühl Mitte.

If you do not have a car and want to visit Phantasialand, take the "Phantasialand Shuttle" bus. It stops at both Brühl Bahnhof and Brühl Mitte, and is much cheaper than parking at Phantasialand.

See

thumb|350px|Augustusburg Palace and Gardens

Eat

The Wirtshaus restaurant, directly at the train station, offers good German cuisine with a lot of different meat dishes and a few vegetarian options. It features a traditional interior, big portions and above-average prices.

Brühl has quite a few Döner-Shops to satisfy all cravings for Kebab and other Turkish food items like Baklava.

The city center hosts two hamburger restaurants: Schlossburger, a single establishment, as well as Golden Burger 1, which is part of a local chain. It is up to debate which one is superior but if you're into unique burgers, you should definitely try both and decide for yourself.

For Dutch fast food, go to PommStop. It is probably the most well-known and sympathetic fast food store in the entire city. It offers all kinds of Dutch deep fried snacks and the staff is known for their friendliness.

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Article

Brühl ( pronounced [bʁyːl] ) is a town in the Rhineland, Germany. It is located in the district of Rhine-Erft, 20 km south of the Cologne city center and at the edge of the Rhineland Nature Park, a famous nature reserve.

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