Jüchen
Jüchen is a municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The municipality of Jüchen consists of 17 villages and several hamlets. The most important villages are Jüchen itself and Hochneukirch in the west. Other villages among others are Gierath, Bedburdyk, Otzenrath, Garzweiler, Holz and Aldenhoven.
Jüchen is located between the towns of Rheydt and Grevenbroich. The state capital Düsseldorf is 28 km away.
The municipality is located on the A61 and A46 motorways. There are two railway stations on the Mönchengladbach-Cologne line.
The Garzweiler surface mine is located to the south of Jüchen. Brown coal is mined above ground there. The European distribution centre of 3M is located on the A46.
In the north of the municipality is the moated castle of Dyck, with a park that is over 200 years old.
Mayor
Harald Zillikens was elected mayor in 2009 and reelected in 2015 and 2020. He was the successor of Margarete Kranz.Twin towns – sister cities
Jüchen is twinned with:- Leers, France
Notable people
- Fritz von Ameln, management consultant, member of the Düsseldorf Landtag
- Peter Bamm, actually Curt Emmrich,, writer
- Heinrich Siegmund Blanckertz, founder of the German steel spring industry
- Willibert Kremer, football player and manager
- Annette Schavan, politician, 2005-2013 Federal Minister for Education and Research
- Willy Wimmer, politician
- Dietrich Zillessen, Professor of Religious Education at the University of Cologne