Mönchengladbach

Summary

Mönchengladbach is a big city^[1]. Mönchengladbach draws 2,901 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #159 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mönchengladbach was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• Mönchengladbach was a member of Mayors for Peace^[4].
• Mönchengladbach was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen^[5].
• Mönchengladbach was a member of Landschaftsverband Rheinland^[6].
• Mönchengladbach was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia^[7].
• Mönchengladbach was a member of Christian Democratic Union^[8].
• Mönchengladbach is located in Düsseldorf Government Region^[9].
• Mönchengladbach is in the country of Germany^[10].
• Mönchengladbach is on the body of water Gladbach^[11].
• Mönchengladbach is on the body of water Niers^[12].
• Mönchengladbach is on the body of water Knippertzbach^[13].
• Mönchengladbach's head of government is recorded as Felix Heinrichs^[14].
• Mönchengladbach's instance of is recorded as big city^[15].
• Mönchengladbach's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[16].
• Mönchengladbach's instance of is recorded as urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[17].
• Mönchengladbach's shares border with is recorded as Viersen^[18].
• Mönchengladbach's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Kreis Neuss^[19].
• Mönchengladbach's shares border with is recorded as Heinsberg^[20].
• Mönchengladbach's shares border with is recorded as Erkelenz^[21].
• Mönchengladbach's shares border with is recorded as Schwalmtal^[22].
• Mönchengladbach's shares border with is recorded as Korschenbroich^[23].
• Gladbach is named after Mönchengladbach^[24].
• Mönchengladbach's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Moenchengladbach North^[25].
• Mönchengladbach's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Moenchengladbach East^[26].
• Mönchengladbach's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Moenchengladbach South^[27].

Body

Geography

Mönchengladbach is in the country of Germany^[10]. Mönchengladbach is located in Düsseldorf Government Region^[9]. Adjacent water bodies include Gladbach^[11], a river^[28], in Germany^[29]; Niers^[12], a river^[30], in Germany^[31]; and Knippertzbach^[13], a river^[32], in Germany^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+259996'}^[34], {'amount': '+260925'}^[35], {'amount': '+262188'}^[36], {'amount': '+261367'}^[37], {'amount': '+261454'}^[38], and {'amount': '+259665'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[15], urban municipality in Germany^[16], and urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[17].

History and Context

Gladbach is named after Mönchengladbach^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mönchengladbach include Borussia Mönchengladbach^[40], an association football club^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1900^[43] and Mönchengladbach airfield^[44], a commercial airfield^[45], in Germany^[46].

Why It Matters

Mönchengladbach draws 2,901 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #159 of 300).^[2] Mönchengladbach has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Mönchengladbach is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Mönchengladbach include Borussia Mönchengladbach^[40], an association football club^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1900^[43] and Mönchengladbach airfield^[44], a commercial airfield^[45], in Germany^[46].