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Mönchengladbach ist eine kreisfreie deutsche Großstadt im Westen Nordrhein-Westfalens. Die als Oberzentrum eingestufte Stadt liegt im Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, sie ist außerdem Teil der Metropolregion Rhein-Ruhr.
- Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof
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Die Liste der Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile von Mönchengladbach gibt eine Übersicht über die vier Stadtbezirke und 44 Stadtteile der kreisfreien Großstadt Mönchengladbach in Nordrhein-Westfalen .
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Municipal subdivisions
Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladbach has comprised four (previously ten) boroughs which are subdivided into 44 districts. The boroughs and their associated districts 1. Nord: Am Wasserturm, Dahl, Eicken, Gladbach, Hardt-Mitte, Hardter Wald, Ohler, Venn, Waldhausen, Westend, Windberg 2. Ost: Bettrath‑Hoven, Bungt, Flughafen, Giesenkirchen‑Mitte, Giesenkirchen‑Nord, Hardterbroich‑Pesch, Lürrip, Neuwerk‑Mitte, Schelsen, Uedding 3. Süd: Bonnenbroich‑Geneicken, Geistenbeck, Grenzland‑Stadi...
Name and origins
The original name of the city was Gladbach, by which it is still often known today. To distinguish it from another town of the same name (the present Bergisch Gladbach), it took the name München-Gladbach (“Monks’ Gladbach”, in reference to the abbey) in 1888. Between 1933 and 1950, it was written München Gladbach (short: M. Gladbach), without a hyphen. This spelling was seen as potentially misleading, as it could imply that Gladbach was a borough of Munich (München in German), so consequently...
Early history
The first settlements in the area of Mönchengladbach are approximately 300,000–400,000 years old and show remains of Homo erectus and Neanderthal. There are numerous cairns from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The history of Mönchengladbach began with the construction of the Gladbach Minster and the founding of an abbey in the year 974 by Gero, Archbishop of Cologne, and his companion, the monk Sandrad of Trier. To improve the settlement, the monks created a market north of the church in the 1...
Recent history
In 1815, Gladbach became part of the Kingdom of Prussia and seat of the Landkreis Gladbach, which was dissolved in 1929. In 1815 Gladbach became seat of the Bürgermeisterei (Office of mayor), which was split in 1859 into two parts: the City of Gladbach and Office of Mayor Obergeburth. The latter was renamed to München-Gladbach-Land in 1907. From 1933 through 1975, the neighborhood of Rheydt was an independent city; the split from München-Gladbach was arranged by Joseph Goebbels, who was born...
Mönchengladbach's industrial ascent was mainly influenced by the development of the textile industry from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century. In addition, a textile-oriented machine industry also developed. After the Second World War, a major structural change began, reducing the importance of the textile industry and attracting new economic sect...
Mayor
The current Mayor of Mönchengladbach is Felix Heinrichs of the Social Democratic Party(SPD) since 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:
City council
The Mönchengladbach city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
Municipal Abteiberg Museumfor contemporary artMunicipal Museum Schloss Rheydtfor fine artMuseum im Wasserturm Rheindahlen for relics of the Stone AgeMuseum Altes Zeughaus e. V. for CarnivalThe city has two main railway stations: Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof and Rheydt Hauptbahnhof, the result of the merger of the two cities, in which the deprecated name for Rheydt Hbf was never removed. Line 8 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn connects the city to Düsseldorf and Hagen; an extension further westwards is being discussed. A number of regional tr...
Football
Mönchengladbach has a long football tradition. Its home club, Borussia Mönchengladbach, is one of the country's most well-known, best-supported, and successful teams. The club plays on the Borussia-Park stadium with a capacity of 54,057. The club has the fourth largest fan club in Germany, "The Foals" (Die Fohlen), with more than 50,000 active members.[when?][citation needed]
Field hockey
The city hosted three International Field Hockey world championships: the 2006 Men's World Hockey Cup, the 2008 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, and the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.
Harness racing
Since 1892, Mönchengladbach has owned a harness racing track called Trabrennbahn Mönchengladbach(Trotting track Mönchengladbach).
Until December 2013, the Rheindahlen Military Complex was located just outside Mönchengladbach, where it was home to the headquarters of the British Armed Forcesin Germany.
Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945), Minister of Propaganda in Nazi GermanyDie Liste von Persönlichkeiten der Stadt Mönchengladbach umfasst sowohl gebürtige Personen der Stadt Mönchengladbach und deren Stadtteile (u. a. Rheydt, Odenkirchen, Wickrath und (Rhein-)Dahlen) als auch Menschen, die nicht in Mönchengladbach geboren wurden, jedoch am Ort gewirkt haben. Aufgeführt sind zudem Personen, die von der Stadt Mönchengladbach für ihre Verdienste ausgezeichnet ...
Die Webseite bietet einen Überblick über die Geschichte der Stadt Mönchengladbach von der Steinzeit bis zur Gegenwart. Sie ist in drei Kapitel gegliedert, die die Entwicklung der einzelnen Orte, die Moderne und die Nachkriegszeit beschreiben.