| Type: | Stadt |
| Brühl | |
| Image Coa: | Wappen von Brühl.png |
| Coordinates: | 50.8333°N 60°W |
| Image Plan: | Brühl in BM.svg |
| State: | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Region: | Köln |
| District: | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Elevation: | 65 |
| Area: | 36.12 |
| Postal Code: | 50321 |
| Area Code: | 02232 |
| Licence: | BM |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 05 3 62 012 |
| Divisions: | 7 |
| Mayor: | Dieter Freytag[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 25 |
| Party: | SPD |
Brühl (pronounced as /de/) 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.
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.
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.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Brühl is twinned with:[2]
Chalcis, Greece
Kaş, Turkey
Kunice, Poland
Sceaux, France