Brüggen, Germany
Brüggen is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Schwalm, approx. 15 km south of Venlo, 11 km east of Swalmen and 20 km north-west of Mönchengladbach.
Division of the town
Brüggen consists of 3 subdivisions- Brüggen
- Born
- Bracht
Mayors
- Frank Gellen : since 2014
- Gerhard Gottwald: 1989–2014
Sights
- Brüggen Castle
- Natural History Museum : since 1979 Brüggen Castle has been home to a regional hunting and natural history museum with a nature park information point.Schwalmpforte, a former town gate
- St. Nicholas' Church
- Old Abbey of the Knights of the Cross
- Born Mill
- Brüggen Mill
- Schloss Dilborn
- Old toll house with Rentei''
- Nature and Wildlife Park
- New Jewish Cemetery
- Old Jewish Cemetery
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb".Personalities
- Simon Jentzsch, footballer