Mönchengladbach

Mönchengladbach
Jlabbach (Limburgish)
Clockwise from top: old market in Gladbach; Schloss Rheydt; Rheydt townhall; Gladbach Abbey; Abteiberg Museum
Location of Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach
Coordinates: 51°12′N 06°26′E / 51.200°N 6.433°E / 51.200; 6.433
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictUrban district
Government
  Lord mayor (202025) Felix Heinrichs (SPD)
Area
  Total
170.43 km2 (65.80 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
267,667
  Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
41001–41239
Dialling codes02161, 02166
Vehicle registrationMG
Websitewww.moenchengladbach.de

Mönchengladbach (German: [mœnçn̩ˈɡlatbax] , Limburgish: Jlabbach [jəˈlɑbɑx]) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border.