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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Urban district |
| Lord Mayor | Norbert Bude (SPD) |
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| Area | 170. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Düsseldorf is one of the five Regierungsbezirke ' of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-west of the country German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany is divided into 429 districts (not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk) these consist The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 43 km² (65. 8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population | 261,645 (14/06/2008)[1] |
| - Density | 1,535 /km² (3,976 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | MG |
| Postal codes | 41001-41239 |
| Area codes | 02161, 02166 |
| Website | www.moenchengladbach.de |
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The original name of the city was Gladbach, which is even today often applied to the town. To distinguish the town from another town of the same name (the present Bergisch Gladbach) it took the name München-Gladbach in 1888. is a city and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This spelling could mislead people to think that Gladbach was a borough of Munich (München in German), and consequently the name was changed to Mönchen Gladbach in 1950 and Mönchengladbach in 1960. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The origin of the town was an abbey founded in 974. Gladbach Abbey was a Benedictine abbey founded in 974 by Archbishop Gero of Cologne and the monk Sandrad from Trier. Events By Place Africa The Carmathians are defeated in Egypt by Jawhar as-Siqilli; Fatimid rule is consolidated It was named after the Gladbach, a narrow brook, that runs subterraneously today. The abbey and adjoining villages became a town in the 14th century. The town of Rheydt is located nearby and is incorporated into Mönchengladbach today. Rheydt (ˈʁaɪt is a borough of the German city Mönchengladbach, located in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia. Mönchengladbach is home of the football club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Formula One race car drivers Nick Heidfeld and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and the philosopher Hans Jonas was born there. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Below is a list of football clubs in Germany. It contains all clubs that have played in the Bundesliga, 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach, is a German football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nick Lars Heidfeld, frequently referred to as Quick Nick, (born May 10 1977 in Mönchengladbach, West Germany) is a German Early career Frentzen was born in the West German city of Mönchengladbach ( North Rhine-Westphalia) to a German undertaker and a Spanish mother Hans Jonas ( May 10 1903 - February 5 1993) was a German -born philosopher who was from 1955 to 1976 Alvin Johnson Professor of Philosophy
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History
The first settlements in the area of Mönchengladbach are approximately 300,000 - 400,000 years old and show remains of Homo Erectus and Neanderthal. Homo erectus ( Latin: "upright man" is an extinct species of the genus Homo, believed to have been the first hominin The Neanderthal (neɪˈændərtɑːl also with /niː-/ and /-θɔːl/ or Neandertal, is an extinct member of the Homo genus that is known from There are numerous cairns from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. A cairn ( carn in Irish is an artificial pile of stones often in a conical form The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for
The history of Mönchengladbach began with the construction of the Gladbach Cathedral and the founding of an abbey in the year 974 by Gero, Archbishop of Cologne, and his companion, the monk Sandrad of Trier. The Archbishopric of Trier (Erzbistum Trier was a Roman Catholic Diocese in Germany, that existed from Carolingian times until the end of the
To advance the settlement, the monks created a market north of the church in the 12th century. Craftsmen settled near the market. Gladbach received its town charter in 1364/1366. German town law (Deutsches Stadtrecht or German municipal concerns ( Deutsches Städtewesen) concerns Town privileges used by many cities towns and villages The "town" got a town wall made of stone, which had to be maintained by the citizens. (Remains of that wall can be found at the Geroweiher, as can remains of the "Thick Tower", an old fortifed tower at the Waldhausener hill). Until the end of the 18th century the city belonged to the department of Grevenbroich within the duchy of Jülich. Grevenbroich ( Pronounced: /ˌgʁeːvn̩ˈbʁoːχ/ known as the "Capital of Energy" is a municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia
On October 4, 1794 French revolution army troops marched into the town, one day before the fortress Jülich had been handed over. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an When the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II conveyed the left bank of the river Rhine to France with the Treaty of Lunéville in 1801, Gladbach fell under French religion laws. Francis II (Franz II Heiliger Römischer Kaiser ( 12 February 1768 &ndash 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge The Treaty of Lunéville was signed on February 9 1801 between the French Republic and the Holy Roman Empire by Joseph Bonaparte and This was the end for the abbey, and the monastery was closed. On October 31, 1802, the last 31 monks left the monastery. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the The tremendous abbey library, well known outside of Germany, was scattered or destroyed.
From 1798 until 1814, the Mairie Gladbach was part of Kanton Odenkirchen, Arrondissement Krefeld, of the French Département de la Roer.
In 1815, Gladbach became part of the Kingdom of Prussia and seat of the Landkreis Gladbach, which was dissolved in 1929. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising In 1815 Gladbach became seat of the Bürgermeisterei (Office of mayor), which was split in 1859 into two parts: the City of Gladbach and Office of Mayor Obergeburth. The latter was renamed to München-Gladbach-Land in 1907. When the Prussian Rhine Province was dissolved after World War II, the city became part of the new state North Rhine-Westphalia. The Rhine Province (Rheinprovinz also known as Rhenish Prussia ( Rheinpreußen) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the
Twin Cities
, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, since 1958
Roubaix, France, since 1969- Thurrock, United Kingdom, since 1969
Verviers, Belgium, since 1970
Roermond, Netherlands, since 1971- Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, since 1971
Museums
- Municipal Abteiberg Museum for contemporary art
- Municipal Museum Schloss Rheydt for fine art
- Museum im Wasserturm Rheindahlen for relics of the stone age
- Museum Altes Zeughaus e. North Tyneside is a Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear in the North East of England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Roubaix ( Dutch Robaais) is a city of northern France, in the Nord département, located near the cities of Lille This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The borough It lies on the River Thames just to the east of London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Verviers is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Roermond ( is a city a Municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Directors of the Museum 1907‒1933 Carl Schurz 1933‒1945 Julius Koenzgens 1945‒1967 Heinrich Dattenberg 1967‒1985 Johannes Schloss Rheydt, formerly also Schloß Rheydt is one of the grandest renaissance Palaces in the Lower Rhine region of Germany. V. for Carnival
- Museum Schloss Wickrath for ornithology
Sons and Daughters of Mönchengladbach
These people were born in Mönchengladbach, or in Rheydt or Wickrath, formerly independent communities united with Mönchengladbach in 1975.
- 1834, 12 November, Franz Brandts † 5. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days October 1914, Entrepreneur, Founder of the Volksvereins für das katholische Deutschland
- 1897, 29 October in Rheydt, Joseph Goebbels, † 1 May 1945 in Berlin, minister of propaganda and popular information in Nazi Germany
- 1859, 3 February in Rheydt, Hugo Junkers, † 3 February 1935 in Gauting, Engineer and Entrepreneur, Designer of airplanes
1883 9 December in Monchengladbach, Joseph Hubertus Pilates, founder of the Pilates MEthod
- 1903, 10 May, Hans Jonas, died 5 Feb. The People's Association for Catholic Germany (Volksverein für das katholische Deutschland was founded on 24 October 1890 by Mönchengladbach manufacturer Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Hugo Junkers ( 3 February 1859 - 3 February 1935) was an innovative German Engineer, as his many Patents Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Hans Jonas ( May 10 1903 - February 5 1993) was a German -born philosopher who was from 1955 to 1976 Alvin Johnson Professor of Philosophy 1993, Jewish-German philosopher and scholar, wrote extensively on ethics among other topics
- 1944, 14 September, Günther Netzer, German soccer player for Borussia Mönchengladbach, Real Madrid and Grasshoppers Zürich
- 1967 May 18, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Formula One driver
- 1977 May 10, Nick Heidfeld, Formula One driver
- 1985, 4 November, Marcell Jansen, German soccer player for Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich
Traffic
The has two main railway stations: Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) and Rheydt Hbf, the result of the merger of the two cities, in which the deprecated name for Rheydt Hbf was never removed. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Günter Netzer (born September 14, 1944 in Mönchengladbach) is a former German football player and manager currently working in the Borussia Mönchengladbach, is a German football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Grasshopper-Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss Multisports club based in Zürich Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Early career Frentzen was born in the West German city of Mönchengladbach ( North Rhine-Westphalia) to a German undertaker and a Spanish mother Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Nick Lars Heidfeld, frequently referred to as Quick Nick, (born May 10 1977 in Mönchengladbach, West Germany) is a German Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Marcell Jansen (born November 4, 1985 in Mönchengladbach) is a German footballer who plays for Hamburger SV and Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach, is a German football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern An S-Bahn line connects the city to Düsseldorf and Hagen; an extension further westwards is presently being discussed. This article has been partially translated from the German Wikipedia article Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Hagen is the 37th-largest City in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Local bus and rail transport is carried out by the NVV-AG under the VRR transport association regulations. The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (abbreviated VRR) is the public transport association covering the area of the Rhine-Ruhr Megalopolis in Germany
Sports
The city hosted the FIH Hockey World Cup 2006 during the period of September 6-17. The 2006 Hockey World Cup for men is the 11th edition of the Hockey World Cup.
Mönchengladbach has a football tradition as well. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Its home club Borussia Mönchengladbach is one of the country's most well-known, best-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach, is a German football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Die Fohlen has more than 30,000 members and is the fourth largest club in Germany. However, after a last place finish in the top flight for the 2006-2007 season, they have been relegated to the 2.Bundesliga for the 2007-2008 season. History For more details on this topic see History of German football 1974 marked the introduction of the second tier of the Bundesliga
Military
Just outside Mönchengladbach is the Rheindahlen Military Complex, home to the headquarters of the British Armed Forces in Germany. The Rheindahlen Military Complex is a British forces base in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Rheindahlen Military Complex is a British forces base in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces
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