Leichlingen

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|image_flag = Flagge Leichlingen.svg

|image_coa = DEU Leichlingen COA.svg

|image_photo = Schloss Eicherhof 01.JPG

|image_caption = Eicherhof Manor

|coordinates = {{coord|51|07|N|7|01|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Leichlingen (Rheinland) in GL.svg

|state = North Rhine-Westphalia

|region = Cologne

|district = Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

|elevation = 54 - 250

|area = 37.26

|postal_code = 42799

|area_code = 02175
02174 (Witzhelden)

|licence = GL

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 78 016

|divisions = 13

|website = [http://www.leichlingen.de/ www.leichlingen.de]

|mayor = Frank Steffes[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.

|leader_term = 2020–25

|party = SPD

}}

Leichlingen ({{IPA|de|ˈlaɪçlɪŋən|-|De-Leichlingen.ogg}}; 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

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}

Leichlingen is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnerstädte|url=https://www.leichlingen.de/leben-in-leichlingen/leichlingen-stellt-sich-vor/stadtportrait/partnerstaedte|website=leichlingen.de|publisher=Leichlingen|language=de|access-date=2021-01-21}}

Notable people

{{stack|File:Johann Wilhelm Wilms 1.jpg}}

References

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{{Cities and towns in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district)}}

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Category:Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Category:Districts of the Rhine Province

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