Bergisch Gladbach

city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place large_district_town Q3117
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Bergisch Gladbach

Summary

Bergisch Gladbach is a large district town[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bergisch Gladbach was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[3].
  • Bergisch Gladbach is located in Rhein-Berg District[4].
  • Bergisch Gladbach is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's head of government is recorded as Lutz Urbach[6].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's head of government is recorded as Q133738512[7].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's head of government is recorded as Marcel Kreutz[8].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's instance of is recorded as large district town[9].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[11].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's instance of is recorded as district capital[12].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's shares border with is recorded as Kürten[13].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's shares border with is recorded as Odenthal[14].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's shares border with is recorded as Rösrath[15].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's shares border with is recorded as Cologne[16].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's shares border with is recorded as Leverkusen[17].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bourgoin-Jallieu[18].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Luton[19].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Velsen[20].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Joinville-le-Pont[21].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marijampolė[22].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pszczyna[23].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beit Yala[24].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ganei Tikva[25].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Runnymede[26].
  • Bergisch Gladbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bucha[27].

Body

Geography

Bergisch Gladbach is in the country of Germany[5]. It is located in Rhein-Berg District[4].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+109697'}[28], {'amount': '+111525'}[29], {'amount': '+111341'}[30], {'amount': '+109026'}[31], {'amount': '+113085'}[32], and {'amount': '+111627'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large district town[9], big city[10], urban municipality in Germany[11], and district capital[12].

Why It Matters

Bergisch Gladbach has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . in-gl.de. in-gl.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . it.nrw.de. Retrieved . it.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . it.nrw.de. Retrieved . it.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . it.nrw.de. Retrieved . it.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . bergischgladbach.de. Retrieved . bergischgladbach.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+109697'}, {'amount': '+111525'}, {'amount': '+111341'} +8
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  2. 4w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) ['1859428', '5660275']
    Located in
    Capital of Rhein-Berg District
    Member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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