Bedburg

Bedburg (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtˌbʊʁk] ) is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany with 25,000 residents. Since 2014, Sascha Solbach is the mayor of Bedburg. The town is documented as existing as early as 893.

Bedburg
Town
Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Bedburg within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Sascha Solbach
Area
• Total	80.21 km2 (30.97 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	24,645
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	50181
Dialling codes	02272
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	www.bedburg.de

Climate

Bedburg Climate chart (explanation) J F M A M J J A S O N D     0     1 −3     0     4 −2     0     9 0     0     15 5     0     22 10     0     23 12     0     25 14     0     25 15     0     20 9     0     14 7     0     8 3     0     1 −3 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Note: rainfall data was not available Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0     34 27     0     39 28     0     48 32     0     59 41     0     72 50     0     73 54     0     77 57     0     77 59     0     68 48     0     57 45     0     46 37     0     34 27 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Notable people

Sons and daughters

• Arnold von Harff (1471–1505), knight and adventurer
• Katharina Molitor (born 1983), javelin thrower and volleyball player

People with connection to Bedburg

Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff in 1917

• Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff (1871–1918), German diplomat and ambassador; lived in Bedburg and did his Abitur there
• Peter Stumpp (c. 1525–1589), 16th Century possible serial killer known as "The Werewolf of Bedburg"

External links

• Official website (in German)