Leichlingen

Leichlingen (officially Leichlingen (Rheinland); Ripuarian: Lëijchlinge) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Leichlingen is a centre for apple and berry growing in the region.

Geography
Leichlingen is situated at the edge of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region close to Cologne. The town centre lies on the river Wupper.

Twin towns – sister cities
Leichlingen is twinned with:
 * Funchal, Portugal
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom
 * 🇫🇷 Marly-le-Roi, France

Notable people

 * Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772–1847), composer
 * Friedrich Überweg (1826–1871), philosopher
 * Hugo Broch (born 1922), World War II flying ace
 * Wolfgang Zimmermann (born 1949), trade unionist, politician (The Left)
 * Michael Biegler (born 1961), handball coach