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Bergisch Gladbach, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Alternative Names:	Bergisch Gladbach, Bergish Gladbakh, Jlaebbisch, Jläbbisch, ZCG, Бергиш Гладбах
Type:	Seat of a third-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:	Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Region:	Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Latitude:	50° 59' 8" N
Longitude:	7° 7' 58" E
Lat/Long (dec):	50.9856,7.13298
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:	106,184 (2018)
Mindat Feature ID:	2950349
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2950349:2
GUID:	c6ffeed3-81f5-46ff-be9c-8859e701600a

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Lückerath, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 58' 8" N	7° 8' 46" E	2.1km (1.3 miles)
Idria Mine, Bensberg, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 58' 16" N	7° 9' 28" E	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Herkenrath, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 59' 22" N	7° 11' 24" E	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Moitzfeld, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 58' 1" N	7° 11' 4" E	4.2km (2.6 miles)
Asselborn, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 59' 48" N	7° 11' 40" E	4.5km (2.8 miles)
Weiss Mine, Moitzfeld, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 57' 52" N	7° 11' 28" E	4.7km (2.9 miles)
Berzelius Mine, Moitzfeld, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 58' 18" N	7° 12' 33" E	5.5km (3.4 miles)
Washington mine, Silberkaule, Asselborn, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 59' 34" N	7° 12' 56" E	5.8km (3.6 miles)
Apfel Mine, Moitzfeld, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 58' 11" N	7° 12' 46" E	5.9km (3.6 miles)
Untereschbach, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 56' 50" N	7° 12' 49" E	7.1km (4.4 miles)
Forsbach meteorite, Forsbach, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 55' 27" N	7° 10' 29" E	7.4km (4.6 miles)
Forsbach, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 55' 26" N	7° 10' 33" E	7.5km (4.6 miles)
Lüderich Mine, Altenbrück, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 56' 17" N	7° 13' 0" E	7.9km (4.9 miles)
Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 55' 41" N	7° 12' 2" E	7.9km (4.9 miles)
Arago mine, Heidermühle, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 57' 0" N	7° 14' 55" E	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Mittelbech, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 56' 55" N	7° 14' 54" E	9.1km (5.6 miles)
Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 54' 52" N	7° 11' 53" E	9.1km (5.7 miles)
Achenbach mine, Mittelbech, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 56' 57" N	7° 15' 4" E	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Hermann mine, Oberbech, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 56' 58" N	7° 15' 19" E	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Bavaria mine, Oberbech, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 56' 59" N	7° 15' 24" E	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Oberbech, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 56' 54" N	7° 15' 39" E	9.9km (6.1 miles)
Theodore mine, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 53' 51" N	7° 11' 48" E	10.8km (6.7 miles)
Marialinden, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 55' 56" N	7° 19' 24" E	14.6km (9.1 miles)
Castor Mine, Loope, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 58' 50" N	7° 20' 40" E	14.8km (9.2 miles)
Altenrath, Troisdorf, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 51' 25" N	7° 11' 45" E	15.0km (9.3 miles)
Versöhnung Mine, Altenrath, Troisdorf, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 51' 20" N	7° 11' 27" E	15.0km (9.3 miles)
Agger mining area, Troisdorf, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 51' 0" N	7° 12' 29" E	16.0km (9.9 miles)
Loope, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 58' 20" N	7° 21' 56" E	16.3km (10.2 miles)
Nikolaus mine (Nicolaus mine), Marialinden, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50° 54' 54" N	7° 20' 56" E	17.0km (10.6 miles)
BGS Lindlar West quarry, Greywacke quarries, Lindlar, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 1' 40" N	7° 22' 16" E	17.3km (10.8 miles)

Leibnitz Dante

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

View of the Bensberg lead-zinc-silver mining area, in 1913.

Berzelius Mine, Moitzfeld, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

View of the Bensberg lead-zinc-silver mining area, in October 1938.

Lüderich Mine, Altenbrück, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Leibnitz Dante

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

View of the Bensberg lead-zinc-silver mining area, in 1913.

Berzelius Mine, Moitzfeld, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

View of the Bensberg lead-zinc-silver mining area, in October 1938.

Lüderich Mine, Altenbrück, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Leibnitz Dante

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

View of the Bensberg lead-zinc-silver mining area, in 1913.

Berzelius Mine, Moitzfeld, Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Minerals recorded nearby (within 17.3 km)

ⓘ Acanthite

ⓘ Adamite

ⓘ var: Copper-bearing Adamite

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'var: Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'

ⓘ 'var: Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 17.3 km)

ⓘ H6 chondrite meteorite

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Germany	Country
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	State
Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Mountain Range
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Administrative District
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	District
Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	City

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	86.10.286.0.0.0
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Bergisch Gladbach	86.10.286.3489.0.0
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Bergisch Gladbach, Bergisch Gladbach	86.10.286.3489.6229.0

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