Jüchen
# Jüchen

Jüchen is a municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km southwest of Neuss and 10 km southeast of Mönchengladbach.

## Mayor

Harald Zillikens (born 1959) (CDU) was elected mayor in 2009 and reelected in 2015 and 2020. He was the successor of Margarete Kranz (CDU).

## Twin towns – sister cities

Jüchen is twinned with:

* Leers, France

## Notable people

* Fritz von Ameln (1901–1970), management consultant, member of the Düsseldorf Landtag (1954–1966)
* Peter Bamm, actually Curt Emmrich, (1897–1975), writer
* Heinrich Siegmund Blanckertz (1823–Berlin), founder of the German steel spring industry
* Willibert Kremer (born 1939), football player and manager
* Annette Schavan (born 1955), politician (CDU), 2005-2013 Federal Minister for Education and Research
* Willy Wimmer (born 1943), politician (CDU)
* Dietrich Zillessen (born 1937), Professor of Religious Education at the University of Cologne
