Leichlingen
Leichlingen (De-Leichlingen.ogg; officially Leichlingen (Rheinland); Ripuarian: Lëijchlinge) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A centre for apple and berry growing in the region.
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Leichlingen (De-Leichlingen.ogg; officially Leichlingen (Rheinland); Ripuarian: Lëijchlinge) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A centre for apple and berry growing in the region.
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Friedrich Ueberweg
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Friedrich Ueberweg: Schiller als Historiker und Philosoph. Mit einer biographische Skizze Ueberweg's von Fr. A. Lange ; herausgegeben von Dr. Moritz Brasch. Verlag von Carl Reißner, Leipzig 1884.
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• Type — Stadt • Image Flag — Flagge Leichlingen.svg • Image Coa — DEU Leichlingen COA.svg • Image Photo — Schloss Eicherhof 01.JPG • Image Caption — Eicherhof Manor • Image Plan — Leichlingen (Rheinland) in GL.svg • State — North Rhine-Westphalia • Region — Cologne • District — Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis • Elevation — 54 - 250 • Area — 37.26 • Postal Code — 42799 • Area Code — 02175 02174 (Witzhelden) • Licence — GL • Gemeindeschlussel — 05 3 78 016 • Divisions — 13 • Website — www.leichlingen.de • Mayor — Maurice WInter • Leader Term — 2025–29 • Party — CDU Leichlingen (De-Leichlingen.ogg; 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
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
Twin towns – sister cities
Leichlingen is twinned with: • Funchal, Portugal • Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom • Marly-le-Roi, France
Notable people
Notable people
• Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772–1847), composer • Friedrich Überweg (1826–1871), philosopher • Hugo Broch (1922–2026), World War II flying ace • Wolfgang Zimmermann (born 1949), trade unionist, politician (The Left) • Michael Biegler (born 1961), handball coach
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