Leichlingen (; officially Leichlingen (Rheinland);
Ripuarian: ''Lëijchlinge'') is a town in the
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis,
North Rhine-Westphalia
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,
Germany
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. 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
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close to
Cologne
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. The town centre lies on the river
Wupper
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.
Twin towns – sister cities
Leichlingen is
twinned with:
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Funchal
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, Portugal
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Henley-on-Thames
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, England, United Kingdom
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Marly-le-Roi, France
Notable people
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Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772–1847), composer
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Friedrich Überweg (1826–1871), philosopher
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Hugo Broch (born 1922), World War II flying ace
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Wolfgang Zimmermann (born 1949), trade unionist, politician (The Left)
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Michael Biegler (born 1961), handball coach
References
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Districts of the Rhine Province
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