Brühl (Rhineland)
Brühl 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.
History
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. Until 1990 Augustusburg Palace was used by the federal government to receive foreign heads of states visiting West Germany.Main sights
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.Notable people
- Max Ernst, painter and sculptor
- Else Schmitt, politician and a district mayor in Cologne
- Josef Engel, historian
- Helmut Müller-Brühl, conductor and initiator of the Brühler Schlosskonzerte at the Augustusburg Palace
- Erika Reihlen, theologian and former president of the German Protestant Church Day
- Wolfgang Streeck, sociologist
- Reiner Calmund, football coach and former manager of Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- Hans Leyendecker, journalist
- Heinz-Josef Kehr, footballer
- Patric Hemgesberg, lyricist
- Daniel Brühl, actor
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