Mönchen-Gladbach

Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach Minster
Flag Coat of arms
Mönchengladbach Location of Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°12′0″N 06°26′0″E / 51.20000°N 6.43333°E / 51.20000; 6.43333Coordinates: 51°12′0″N 06°26′0″E / 51.20000°N 6.43333°E / 51.20000; 6.43333
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Urban districts of Germany
Government
• Lord Mayor	Hans Wilhelm Reiners (CDU)
Area
• Total	170.43 km2 (65.80 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	259,996
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	41001–41239
Dialling codes	02161, 02166
Vehicle registration	MG
Website	www.moenchengladbach.de

Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality	Population (2017)
Turkey	7,324
Poland	3,725
Morocco	3,134
Greece	2,018
Spain	1,614
Bulgaria	1,103
Syria	1,099
Italy	957

Mönchengladbach (German pronunciation: [mœnçn̩ˈɡlatbax] ( listen)) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border.

Mönchengladbach is home of the football club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Formula One race car drivers Nick Heidfeld and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, author/cartoonist Walter Moers, cabaret artist Volker Pispers, philosopher Hans Jonas, Goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen and the former football players and managers Günther Netzer and Jupp Heynckes. Joseph Pilates, the creator of the Pilates method of physical fitness, was born here in 1883.