Jülich
Jülich | |
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Renaissance palace within the Jülich Citadel | |
Location of Jülich within Düren district | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′20″N 06°21′30″E / 50.92222°N 6.35833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Düren |
| Subdivisions | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Axel Fuchs (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 90.4 km2 (34.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 34,618 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 52428 |
| Dialling codes | 02461 |
| Vehicle registration | DN/JüL |
| Website | www.juelich.de |
Jülich (German pronunciation: [ˈjyːlɪç] ⓘ; in old spellings also known as Guelich or Gülich, Dutch: Gulik, French: Juliers, Ripuarian: Jöllesch) is a town in the district of Düren, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. As a border region between the competing powers in the Lower Rhine and Meuse areas, the town and the Duchy of Jülich played a historic role from the Middle Ages up to the 17th century.
The town is well known in the state for being home to Forschungszentrum Jülich, one of the largest national research institutions in Europe.