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Brühl

Located in Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District Coordinates: 50°49′52″ N 6°54′23″ E

Map showing the location of Brühl Brühl
Location in Germany
Population
45,555
45.6K
Elevation
66 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Brühl
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport17 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport52 km

About Brühl

Brühl is a village. Location: Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District. Population: 45,555. Elevation: 66 m.

From Wikipedia

Brühl (pronounced [bʁyːl] ) is a town in the Rhineland, Germany. It is located in the district of Rhine-Erft, 20 km south of the Cologne city center and at the edge of the Rhineland Nature Park, a famous nature reserve. With the palaces of Augustusburg and Falkenlust, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the moated castle of Schallenburg, the lake district within the Kottenforest, and the Phantasialand amusement park, it ranks among the most important tourist destinations in the Rhineland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1285
Area
36.1 km²
Official website
bruehl.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Brühl over time

Population of Brühl over time
1975 44,305
2015 44,768
2017 44,144
2019 44,397
2021 43,998
2022 44,804
2023 45,515
2024 45,555
2025 45,653

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Brühl

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
July (73 mm)
Driest month
February (42 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Brühl
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°10°14°19°21°24°24°20°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°5°9°12°14°13°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)474252506471736357505554

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Brühl

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 17 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cologne, 12 km to the north.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 17 kmeast
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 52 kmnorth
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 81 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cologne Population: 1M 12 kmnorth
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 17 kmsoutheast
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 23 kmnorth
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 23 kmnortheast
  • Solingen Population: 164.4K 40 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Brühl

Within 100 km: 573 historic and cultural sites, 2,897 natural sites, 880 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km203 places

  • Kemper Werth Island 15 kmSE
  • Liblarer See Lake 5 kmW
  • Rotter See Lake 15 kmE
  • Decksteiner Weiher Lake 8 kmN

25–60 km1,324 places

  • Hohe Mark Mountain 60 kmSW
  • Rocherather Wald Natural site 59 kmSW
  • Raerener Wald Natural site 58 kmW
  • Murringer Wald Natural site 58 kmSW

60–100 km2,823 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 97 kmW
  • Île Monsin Island 92 kmW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 88 kmW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 70 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Brühl

15 places
  1. 1 Brühl 44.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages11

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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