Brühl (Rhineland)

Brühl
Augustusburg Palace
Coat of arms
Brühl
Location of Brühl within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Freytag (SPD)
Area
• Total	36.12 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	44,029
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	50321
Dialling codes	02232
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	www.bruehl.de

Max-Ernst-Museum Brühl.

<phonos file="Brühl.ogg">Brühl</phonos> is a town in the Rhineland, Germany. It is located in the district Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 20 km south of the Cologne city center and at the edge of the Kottenforst-Ville nature reserve.

History

Brühl about 1900.

Brühl received its town privileges in 1285. From 1567 on, the city of Brühl was the official residence of the Prince Bishops of Cologne. In the 18th century the Prince Bishop Clemens August replaced a former ruined castle and built the Augustusburg and Falkenlust palaces near the city center. Today both are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Until 1990 Augustusburg palace was used by the federal government to receive foreign heads of states visiting West Germany.

Main sights

• The amusement park Phantasialand.
• The Max-Ernst-Museum, opened in 2005. It displays sculptures and paintings of the surrealistic artist Max Ernst, who was born in Brühl.
• Local history and pottery are shown in two small museums in the city center.

Infrastructure

Brühl station is on the Left Rhine line and the nearby Kierberg station is on the Eifel Railway. Brühl also has several stops on line 18 of the Cologne Stadtbahn.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Max-Ernst-Museum
• Brühler Museumsinsel
• Phantasialand theme park