Leichlingen
# Leichlingen

Leichlingen (officially Leichlingen (Rheinland); Ripuarian: Lëijchlinge) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Leichlingen is a centre for apple and berry growing in the region.

## Geography

Leichlingen is situated at the edge of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region close to Cologne. The town centre lies on the river Wupper.

## Twin towns – sister cities

Leichlingen is twinned with:

* Funchal, Portugal
* Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom
* Marly-le-Roi, France

## Notable people

* Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772–1847), composer
* Friedrich Überweg (1826–1871), philosopher
* Hugo Broch (born 1922), World War II flying ace
* Wolfgang Zimmermann (born 1949), trade unionist, politician (The Left)
* Michael Biegler (born 1961), handball coach
