Jüchen is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. It is situated approximately 17 km southwest of

Neuss Neuss (; spelled ''Neuß'' until 1968; li, Nüss ; la, Novaesium) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. I ...

and 10 km southeast of

Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, li, Jlabbach ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladba ...

Mayor

Harald Zillikens (* 1959) (CDU) was elected mayor in 2009 and reelected in 2015 and 2020. He was the successor of Margarete Kranz (CDU).

Twin towns – sister cities

Jüchen is

twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...

with: * Leers, France

Notable people

* Fritz von Ameln (1901–1970), management consultant, member of the Düsseldorf Landtag (1954–1966) * Peter Bamm, actually Curt Emmrich, (1897–1975), writer * Heinrich Siegmund Blanckertz (1823–Berlin), founder of the German steel spring industry * Willibert Kremer (born 1939), football player and manager * Annette Schavan (born 1955), politician (CDU), 2005-2013 Federal Minister for Education and Research *

Willy Wimmer Willy Wimmer (born 18 May 1943) is a German politician belonging to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He was a member of the Bundestag from 1976 to 2009. Life and politics Wimmer was born 1943 in the German town of Mönchengla ...

(born 1943), politician (CDU) * Dietrich Zillessen (born 1937), Professor of Religious Education at the University of Cologne

References

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