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Bedburg () is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis,
* Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff (1871–1918), German diplomat and ambassador; lived in Bedburg and did his Abitur there
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North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
of Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
with 25,000 residents. Since 2014, Sascha Solbach is the mayor of Bedburg. The town is documented as existing as early as 893.
Climate
Notable people
Sons and daughters
*Arnold von Harff
image:Bodl Bodl.972 roll381 frame15.jpg, 250px, Page of Arnold von Harff's book, with the Breton-low German vocabulary with a drawing of the way Nantes people were dressed
Arnold von Harff (1471 in Castell Harff, Bedburg – January 1505) was a ...
(1471–1505), knight and adventurer
* Katharina Molitor (born 1983), spearhead
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
Peter Stumpp (c. 1535 – 1589; name is also spelled as Peter Stube, Peter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a German farmer and alleged serial killer, accused of werewolfery, witchcraft and cannibalism. He was known as 'the Werewolf of ...
(c. 1525–1589), 16th Century serial killer known as "The Werewolf of Bedburg"
References
External links
* Rhein-Erft-Kreis {{RheinErftKreis-geo-stub