Grevenbroich (German pronunciation: [ˌɡʁeːvənˈbʁoːx]; known as the "Capital of Energy") is a town in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Erft, approximately 15 km southwest of Neuss and 15 km southeast of Mönchengladbach. The Cistercian Order has a monastery in Langwaden. It is notable for having a wind turbine test park, similar to the Østerild Wind Turbine Test Field, and the Frimmersdorf Power Station, which was one of Europe's least carbon-efficient power stations.[2]
Grevenbroich is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Cologne.[3]
City districts
Grevenbroich consists of the urban quarters and villages:
- Postal code 41515: Allrath, Barrenstein, Elsen, Fürth, Gewerbegebiet-Ost, Laach, Neu-Elfgen, Noithausen, Orken, Stadtmitte, Südstadt
- Postal code 41516: Busch, Gruissem, Gubisrath, Hemmerden, Hülchrath, Kapellen, Langwaden, Mühlrath, Münchrath, Neubrück, Neukirchen, Neukircher Heide, Tüschenbroich, Vierwinden, Wevelinghoven
- Postal code 41517: Frimmersdorf, Gindorf (population 1,817), Gustorf, Neuenhausen, Neurath
In pop culture
Grevenbroich became widely known as home town of Hape Kerkeling's fictional persona Horst Schlämmer.[4][5]
Notable residents
- Vincenz Hundhausen (translator of Chinese literature and Peking University professor)[3]
- Bethlehem, dark metal band, often named as the creator of the subgenre.
See also
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- Frimmersdorf Power Station