Mönchengladbach
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Mönchengladbach | |
Cathedral of Mönchengladbach | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | |
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State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
District | Urban district |
Lord Mayor | Norbert Bude (SPD) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 170.43 km² (65.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population | 261,645 (23/06/2008)[1] |
- Density | 1,535 /km² (3,976 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | MG |
Postal codes | 41001-41239 |
Area codes | 02161, 02166 |
Website | www.moenchengladbach.de |
Mönchengladbach is a city in the very west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is 35 km from Düsseldorf and 15 km from the Netherlands away. It has about 260,000 inhabitants and a well-known soccer team, Borussia Mönchengladbach.