Bergisch Gladbach

Bergisch Gladbach
Forecourt o Schloss Bensberg
Bergisch Gladbach
Location o the toun o Bergisch Gladbach athin Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district
Coordinates	51°06′N 7°07′E
Admeenistration
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. region	Cologne
Destrict	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Ceety subdivisions	6
Mayor	Lutz Urbach (CDU)
Basic statistics
Aurie	83.12 km2 (32.09 sq mi)
Elevation	51 - 267 m
Population	105,836 (31 Dizember 2011)
- Density	1,273 /km2 (3,298 /sq mi)
Ither information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	GL
Postal codes	51401-51469
Aurie codes	02202, 02204, 02207
Wabsteid	www.bergischgladbach.de

 Bergisch Gladbach^? is a ceety in the Cologne/Bonn Region o North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany an caipital o the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (destrict).

Geography

Bergisch Gladbach is locatit east o the river Rhine, approx. 10 kilometers east o Cologne.

Neeebourin municipalities

Beginnin in the north clockwise the neeebourin municipalities an neebourin touns are: Odenthal, Kürten, Overath, Rösrath, Cologne an Leverkusen.

History

Early settlements existed in the 13t century, but the toun wis offeecially foondit in 1856.

Auld castle an toun haw o Bensberg

The wird “Bergisch” in the name does no oreeginate frae its location in the earldom o Berg an wis no addit tae distinguish it frae Mönchengladbach as believit bi mony fowk, but frae the earls who gave their name tae the region. At the stairt o the 12t century the earls o "Berg" settled in the aurie an it became the grand duchy o "Berg". This is whaur the first pairt o the name (Bergisch) comes frae.

The seicont pairt o the name is a lot haurder tae splain in Inglis, as it oreeginates frae Law German (Bergisches Platt). "Gladbach" evolvit frae the stream "Strunde", which receivit an airtificial river bed in early medieval times. Basically the river wis "laid" which means "gelaat" in "Bergisch Platt", the slang/dialect o the region. Durin the centuries the wird "gelaat" evolvit an wis roondit bi the fowk tae "glad". The seicont pairt o the wird, "bach" stands for stream, meant is the "Strunde". Basically "Gladbach" means stream wi an airtificially laid river bed.

In 1975 the ceety incorporatit the neighbouring Bensberg an when it reached a population o 100,000 in 1977 it receivit the rank o a ceety.

Economy

Its principal industries include paper manufacturin, printin, glasswool manufacturin an heich tech.

Internaitional relations

See an aw: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Germany

Bergisch Gladbach is twinned wi:

	Kintra	Place		Coonty / Destrict / Region / State	Date
	Fraunce	Bourgoin-Jallieu		Rhône-Alpes	1956
	Unitit Kinrick	Luton		Bedfordshire	1956
	Netherlands	Velsen		North Holland	1956
	Fraunce	Joinville-le-Pont			1960
	Unitit Kinrick	Runnymede			1965
	Lithuanie	Marijampolė			1989
	Cyprus	Limassol			1991
	Poland	Pszczyna		Silesie Voivodship, pszczyński coonty, Pszczyna gmina	1993
	Palestine	Beit Jala		Wast Bank	2010

Born in Bergisch Gladbach

• Astrid Benöhr, German endurance athlete
• Wolfgang Bosbach, German politeecian
• Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast
• Götz Heidelberg, German constructin ingineer
• Mats Hummels, German fitbaa player for Borussia Dortmund
• Heidi Klum, German supermodel
• Georg Koch, retired German goalkeeper
• Tim Wiese, German fitbaa goalkeeper for Werder Bremen

Schuils in Bergisch Gladbach

• Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium Bensberg/Bergisch Gladbach, High School
• Gymnasium Herkenrath/Bergisch Gladbach, High School
• Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium Bergisch Gladbach, High School
• Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Bensberg/Bergisch Gladbach, High School

External links

• Bergisch Gladbach Official site (German)
• Fire Department Bergisch Gladbach (German)