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Leichlingen

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Leichlingen within Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district

(2020–25) Frank Steffes^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total37.33 km² (14.41 sq mi)Highest elevation

250 m (820 ft)Lowest elevation

54 m (177 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total28,048 • Density750/km² (1,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

42799

Dialling codes02175
02174 (Witzhelden)Vehicle registrationGLWebsitewww.leichlingen.de

Leichlingen (officially Leichlingen (Rheinland); Ripuarian: Lëijchlinge) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Leichlingen is a centre for apple and berry growing in the region.

Geography

Leichlingen is situated at the edge of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region close to Cologne. The town centre lies on the river Wupper.

Twin towns – sister cities

Leichlingen is twinned with:^[3]

Funchal, Portugal
Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom
Marly-le-Roi, France

Notable people

Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772–1847), composer
Friedrich Überweg (1826–1871), philosopher
Hugo Broch (born 1922), World War II flying ace
Wolfgang Zimmermann (born 1949), trade unionist, politician (The Left)
Michael Biegler (born 1961), handball coach

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Partnerstädte". leichlingen.de (in German). Leichlingen. Retrieved 2021-01-21.