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Brühl (Rhineland)

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Brühl
Augustusburg Palace
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Coordinates: 50°50′N 6°54′E / 50.833°N 6.900°E / 50.833; 6.900
CountryGermany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Köln
District Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Dieter Freytag[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
36.12 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
Elevation65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2023年12月31日)[2]
 • Total
45,515
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50321
Dialling codes 02232
Vehicle registration BM
Websitebruehl.de

Brühl (pronounced [bʁyːl] i ) is a town in the Rhineland, Germany. It is located in the district of Rhine-Erft, 20 km south of the Cologne city center and at the edge of the Rhineland Nature Park, a famous nature reserve.

History

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Brühl market place, c. 1900

Brühl received its town privileges in 1285. From 1567 on, the city of Brühl was the official residence of the Prince Bishops of Cologne. In the 18th century the Prince Bishop Clemens August replaced a former ruined castle and built the Augustusburg and Falkenlust palaces near the city center. Today, both are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites because of their outstanding rococo architecture. Until 1990 Augustusburg Palace was used by the federal government to receive foreign heads of states visiting West Germany.

Main sights

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The Max Ernst Museum of modern art
  • The amusement park Phantasialand
  • The Max Ernst Museum, opened in 2005. It displays sculptures and paintings of the surrealistic artist Max Ernst (who was born in Brühl) and other modern art.
  • Local history and pottery are shown in two small museums in the city centre

Infrastructure

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Brühl station is on the Left Rhine line and the nearby Kierberg station is on the Eifel railway. Brühl also has several stops on line 18 of the Cologne tram line.

Notable people

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Brühl is twinned with:[3]

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Panoramic view of Brühl as seen from the 1959-built Stelzenhaus skyscraper

References

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Media related to Brühl (Rheinland) at Wikimedia Commons

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Brühl ".

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