Bedburg
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Bedburg (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany with 25,000 residents. Since 2014, Sascha Solbach is the mayor of Bedburg. The town is documented as existing as early as 893.[2]
Bedburg | |
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 Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bedburg
within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district  | |
 Location of Bedburg | |
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| Coordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–30) | Sascha Solbach (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 80.42 km2 (31.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 25,316 |
| • Density | 314.8/km2 (815.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50181 |
| Dialling codes | 02272 |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | www.bedburg.de |
Climate
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Politics
The current mayor of Bedburg is Sascha Solbach of the SPD, who has been serving as mayor since 2014. In the 2025 local elections he was reelected with 64,57 % of the vote.[4]
City council
After the 2025 local elections, the Bedburg city council is composed as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 5,110 | 39.2 |  2.4 |
15 | ±0 | |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 3,940 | 30.2 | 3.8 |
11 | 1 | |
| Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 1,822 | 14.0 | New | 5 | New | |
| Free Voters' Society Bedburg (FWG) | 906 | 7.0 | 6.6 |
3 | 2 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 520 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
2 | 1 | |
| Die Linke (Linke) | 312 | 2.4 | New | 1 | New | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 311 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
1 | ±0 | |
| Independent W. Merx | 64 | 0.5 | New | 0 | New | |
| Independent S. Merx | 53 | 0.4 | New | 0 | New | |
| Valid votes | 13,038 | 98.3 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 230 | 1.7 | ||||
| Total | 13,268 | 100.0 | 38 |  2 | ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 20,159 | 65.8 | ||||
| Source: City of Bedburg | ||||||
Notable people
Sons and daughters
- Arnold von Harff (1471–1505), knight and adventurer
- Katharina Molitor (born 1983), javelin thrower and volleyball player
People with connection to Bedburg
- Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff (1871–1918), German diplomat and ambassador; lived in Bedburg and did his Abitur there
- Peter Stumpp (c. 1525–1589), 16th Century possible serial killer known as "The Werewolf of Bedburg"
