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Brühl
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Brühl is a city in the Rhein-Erft District of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has a population of 45,515 and covers an area of 36.12 square kilometers. The city was established in 1285 and is situated at an elevation of 65 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 50321, and it uses the local dialing code 02232.
The city is a member of the Climate Alliance and Mayors for Peace. Brühl is twinned with Sceaux and Leamington Spa. It operates in the UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 time zones. The license plate code for the area is BM.
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Place details
- Locality
- Brühl
- Region
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Country
- Deutschland
- Population
- 44,137
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Admin region
- Köln
- District
- Rhein-Erft-Kreis
- Mayor 2025 30
- Marc Prokop ( CDU )
- Total
- 36.12 km (13.95 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 65 m (213 ft)
- Density
- 1,261/km (3,267/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 02232
- Vehicle registration
- BM
- Website
- bruehl.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Understand
Brühl is mostly known for its two palaces, built for Duke Clemens August in the 18th century.
Multiple times a year, the pedestrian center becomes host to markets where you can shop for various handycraft items.
Get around
The center of Brühl is entirely walkable. To reach other parts of town, take one of many buses or use the line 18 tram. The central station for buses and trams is Brühl Mitte.
If you do not have a car and want to visit Phantasialand, take the "Phantasialand Shuttle" bus. It stops at both Brühl Bahnhof and Brühl Mitte, and is much cheaper than parking at Phantasialand.
See
thumb|350px|Augustusburg Palace and Gardens
Eat
The Wirtshaus restaurant, directly at the train station, offers good German cuisine with a lot of different meat dishes and a few vegetarian options. It features a traditional interior, big portions and above-average prices.
Brühl has quite a few Döner-Shops to satisfy all cravings for Kebab and other Turkish food items like Baklava.
The city center hosts two hamburger restaurants: Schlossburger, a single establishment, as well as Golden Burger 1, which is part of a local chain. It is up to debate which one is superior but if you're into unique burgers, you should definitely try both and decide for yourself.
For Dutch fast food, go to PommStop. It is probably the most well-known and sympathetic fast food store in the entire city. It offers all kinds of Dutch deep fried snacks and the staff is known for their friendliness.
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Encyclopedic overview
Brühl ( pronounced [bʁyːl] ) is a town in the Rhineland, Germany. It is located in the district of Rhine-Erft, 20 km south of the Cologne city center and at the edge of the Rhineland Nature Park, a famous nature reserve.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brühl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.