Jüchen
Jüchen | |
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Town square | |
Location of Jüchen within Neuss district | |
| Coordinates: 51°06′04″N 06°30′06″E / 51.10111°N 6.50167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Neuss |
| Subdivisions | 30 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Harald Zillikens (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.87 km2 (27.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 24,030 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 41363 |
| Dialling codes | 02164, 02165, 02166, 02181, 02182 |
| Vehicle registration | NE |
| Website | www.juechen.de |
Jüchen (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏçn̩]) 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 (6600 inhabitants) and Hochneukirch (5400 inhabitants) in the west. Other villages among others are Gierath, Bedburdyk, Otzenrath, Garzweiler, Holz and Aldenhoven.
Jüchen is located between the towns of Rheydt (to the north-east, 9 km away) and Grevenbroich (to the south-west, 8 km away). The state capital Düsseldorf is 28 km away.
The municipality is located on the A61 and A46 motorways. There are two railway stations (Jüchen and Hochneukirch) 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.