Brüggen () is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Schwalm, approx. 15 km south of Venlo, 11 km east of Swalmen (Roermond) and 20 km north-west of Mönchengladbach.
Division of the town Brüggen consists of 3 subdivisions Brüggen Born Bracht
Population
Mayors Frank Gellen (CDU): since 2014 Gerhard Gottwald: 1989–2014
Sights
Brüggen Castle Natural History Museum (Naturkundemuseum): since 1979 Brüggen Castle has been home to a regional hunting and natural history museum with a nature park information point. Schwalmpforte, a former town gate St. Nicholas' Church Old Abbey of the Knights of the Cross (Kreuzherrenkloster) Born Mill (Borner Mühle) Brüggen Mill (Brüggener Mühle) Schloss Dilborn Old toll house with Rentei (~treasury) Nature and Wildlife Park (Natur und Tierpark Brüggen) New Jewish Cemetery Old Jewish Cemetery
Climate Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).Climate Summary for Brüggen, Germany
See also Royal Air Force Station Brüggen
Personalities Simon Jentzsch (born 1976), footballer
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