Grevenbroich

Grevenbroich is a town in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Erft, approximately 15 km southwest of Neuss and 15 km southeast of Mönchengladbach. Cologne and Düsseldorf are in a 30 km reach. It is notable for having the Frimmersdorf Power Station, which was one of Europe's least carbon-efficient power stations.

City districts
Grevenbroich consists of the urban quarters and villages:
 * Postal code 41515:
 * Allrath, Barrenstein, Elsen, Fürth, Gewerbegebiet-Ost, Laach, Neu-Elfgen, Noithausen, Orken, Stadtmitte, Südstadt
 * Postal code 41516:
 * Busch, Gruissem, Gubisrath, Hemmerden, Hülchrath, Kapellen, Langwaden, Mühlrath, Münchrath, Neubrück, Neukirchen, Neukircher Heide, Tüschenbroich, Vierwinden, Wevelinghoven
 * Postal code 41517:
 * Frimmersdorf, Gindorf (population 1,817), Gustorf, Neuenhausen, Neurath

In pop culture
Grevenbroich became widely known as home town of comedian Hape Kerkeling's fictional persona Horst Schlämmer.

Twin towns – sister cities
Grevenbroich is twinned with:
 * 🇸🇮 Celje, Slovenia
 * Peel en Maas, Netherlands
 * 🇫🇷 Saint-Chamond, France

Notable people

 * Vincenz Hundhausen (translator of Chinese literature and Peking University professor)
 * Jürgen Bartsch (bassist and founder of dark metal band Bethlehem)
 * Juergen Hahn (systems biology researcher and professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)