Niederkrüchten is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km east of Roermond in the Netherlands and 15 km west of Mönchengladbach.
Niederkrüchten | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Niederkrüchten within Viersen district  | |
  Niederkrüchten  Niederkrüchten | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′56″N 06°13′10″E / 51.19889°N 6.21944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Viersen |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Karl-Heinz Wassong[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.07 km2 (25.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,284 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 41372 |
| Dialling codes | 0 21 63 |
| Vehicle registration | VIE |
| Website | www |
Elmpt
editThe formerly separate settlement of Elmpt was incorporated into Niederkrüchten in 1972. Elmpt was the site of a British armed forces base, known from its construction in 1953 until 2002 as RAF Brüggen and from 2002 until 2015 as Javelin Barracks. In December 2015 the base was handed back to the North Rhine-Westphalian authorities, who use it as accommodation for refugees.
Personalities
editPersonalities born in Niederkrüchten
edit- Wilhelm Lindemann (1828–1879), priest in Niederkrüchten, literary historian and deputy of the Prussian Landtag
- Karl Otten (1889–1963), writer and pacifist
- Helmut Loos (1950–), musicologist
- Amilia Heidlberger (1965-), french writer and activist
Personalities associated with Niederkrüchten
edit- Waldemar Bonsels (1880–1952), writer (for example Maya the Bee)
- Charlotte Roche (born 1978), actor and author
Economy
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References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links
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