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Also known as München-Gladbach, Mönchen-Gladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Mönchengladbach

Mönchengladbach (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border.

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Mönchengladbach is a city located in western Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia region, positioned halfway between the city of Düsseldorf and the Dutch border, on the western side of the Rhine River. The city's strategic location in this part of Germany makes it an important point in the region between major urban and international boundaries.

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Key facts

German location.name
Mönchengladbach
German location.type
City
German location.image_flag
Flagge der kreisfreien Stadt Mönchengladbach.svg
German location.image_coa
DEU_Moenchengladbach_COA.svg
German location.image_plan
North rhine w MG.svg
German location.plantext
Location of Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia
German location.state
North Rhine-Westphalia
German location.region
Düsseldorf
German location.district
urban
German location.elevation
70
German location.area
170.43
German location.postal_code
41001–41239
German location.area_code
02161, 02166
German location.licence
MG
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
05116000
German location.mayor
Felix Heinrichs
German location.leader_term
2020–30
German location.Bürgermeistertitel
Oberbürgermeister

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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Name and origins
  • Early history
  • Recent history
  • Demographics
  • Geography
  • Municipal subdivisions
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • Mayor
  • City council
  • Points of interest
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Transport
  • Sports
  • Football
  • Field hockey
  • Harness racing
  • Military
  • Notable people
  • Sport
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Mönchengladbach (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mönchengladbach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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