- Source: Leichlingen
Leichlingen (officially Leichlingen (Rheinland); Ripuarian: Lëijchlinge) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Leichlingen is a centre for apple and berry growing in the region.
Geography
Leichlingen is situated at the edge of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region close to Cologne. The town centre lies on the river Wupper.
Twin towns – sister cities
Leichlingen is twinned with:
Funchal, Portugal
Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom
Marly-le-Roi, France
Notable people
Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772–1847), composer
Friedrich Überweg (1826–1871), philosopher
Hugo Broch (born 1922), World War II flying ace
Wolfgang Zimmermann (born 1949), trade unionist, politician (The Left)
Michael Biegler (born 1961), handball coach
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Hugo Broch
- Daftar kota di Jerman
- Daftar kota kembar di Inggris
- Daftar kode pos di Jerman
- Leichlingen
- Leichlingen station
- Friedrich Ueberweg
- Erbslöh
- Funchal
- Werner Peiner
- List of cities and towns in Germany
- List of FM radio stations in Germany
- Carl Clauberg
- List of dialling codes in Germany
