Bedburg

Bedburg (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtˌbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany with 25,000 residents. Since 2014, Sascha Solbach is the mayor of Bedburg. The town is documented as existing as early as 893.[3]

Bedburg
Town
Castle
Castle
Coat of arms of Bedburg
Coat of arms
Location of Bedburg within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Bedburg is located in Germany
Bedburg
Bedburg
Bedburg is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Bedburg
Bedburg
Coordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Sascha Solbach[1]
Area
 • Total80.21 km2 (30.97 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total24,302
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50181
Dialling codes02272
Vehicle registrationBM
Websitewww.bedburg.de

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Notable people

Sons and daughters
  • Arnold von Harff (1471–1505), knight and adventurer
  • Katharina Molitor (born 1983), javelin thrower and volleyball player

People with connection to Bedburg
Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff in 1917
  • Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff (1871–1918), German diplomat and ambassador; lived in Bedburg and did his Abitur there
  • Peter Stumpp (c. 1525–1589), 16th Century serial killer known as "The Werewolf of Bedburg"

References
  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "Geschichte in Bedburg (German)". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016.


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