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Bergisch Gladbach

Western Europe

Bergisch Gladbach is a city in the Cologne/Bonn region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and serves as the capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district.

Facts
Population
111,174 1
Area (sq km)
83.12 1
Founding Year
1856 2
Founding Year
1856 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
90 1
Latitude
50.991667 degrees north 1
Longitude
7.136667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
FAQs

When did Bergisch Gladbach become a town and when did it merge with Bensberg?

According to the city of Bergisch Gladbach's English brochure: "The first documented evidence of the Gladebag municipality dates to 1271. Then in 1856, having grown to 5000 residents, Bergisch Gladbach was granted town ordinance. 1975 saw the towns of Bergisch Gladbach and Bensberg uniting under the name Bergisch Gladbach."
Sources
1. Bergisch Gladbach (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 111,174 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 50.991667, longitude 7.136667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 90 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 83.12 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 111174 (2025)
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2. Bergisch Gladbach (Wikipedia)
  • History
    Early settlements existed in the 13th century, but the town was officially founded only in 1856.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    ˈɡlatbax] ) is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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3. GeoNames: Bergisch Gladbach - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2950349
    50.9856 7.13298 P PPLA3 DE 07 053 05378 05378004 106184 98 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 98 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 7.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 7.25
50.75 7.25 Cfb
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