Jüchen Explained

Image Coa:	DEU Jüchen COA.svg
Coordinates:	51.1011°N 6.5017°W
Image Plan:	Jüchen in NE.svg
State:	North Rhine-Westphalia
Region:	Düsseldorf
District:	Neuss
Elevation:	81
Area:	71.84
Postal Code:	41363
Area Code:	02164, 02165, 02166, 02181, 02182
Licence:	NE
Gemeindeschlüssel:	05 1 62 012
Divisions:	30
Mayor:	Harald Zillikens^[1]
Leader Term:	2020 - 25
Party:	CDU
Website:	www.juechen.de

Jüchen is a municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km southwest of Neuss and 10 km southeast of Mönchengladbach.

Mayor

Harald Zillikens (born 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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Jüchen is twinned with:^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020
2. Web site: Partnerstadt Leers in Frankreich. juechen.de. Jüchen. de. 2021-02-28.