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3 unusual facts about Neukirchen-Vluyn


Karl-Heinz Florenz

Karl-Heinz Florenz (born 22 October 1947 in Neukirchen-Vluyn) is a German Member of the European Parliament.

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

The applicants were Kleve and the "We-4"-cities (Kamp-Lintfort, Moers, Neukirchen and Rheinberg), but the concept of separate universities was discarded.

TROX GmbH

The Germany based TROX GmbH has been founded in 1951 in Neukirchen-Vluyn, a small town nearby Düsseldorf and is a globally active manufacturer of air distribution and air conditioning components.


Bavarian Eastern Railway Company

From Geiselhöring a branch also ran in the direction of Regensburg and on through the Upper Palatinate via Schwandorf, Amberg and Neukirchen to Hersbruck (left of the Pegnitz River)—a total of 133 km of line.

Heinz Neukirchen

Heinz Neukirchen (* January 13, 1915 in Duisburg, Germany † December 8, 1986 in Rostock, Germany) was officer in the World War II Kriegsmarine, Vice Admiral in the People's Navy (Volksmarine) of the German Democratic Republic as well as President of the East German Directorate of Maritime and Port Industries.

Konrad Zuse

Zuse founded another company, Zuse KG in Haunetal-Neukirchen in 1949; in 1957 the company’s head office moved to Bad Hersfeld.

Neukirchen, Erzgebirgskreis

Neukirchen is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

Neukirchen, Nordfriesland

In 1927, expressionist painter and printmaker Emil Nolde designed his house Seebüll in Neukirchen, where he lived to his death.

Neukirchen, Ostholstein

Neukirchen is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Neukirchen, Saxony-Anhalt

Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Altmärkische Wische.

SC Neukirchen

The SC Neukirchen is a German association football club from the city of Neukirchen, Hesse.


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