title: Leichlingen
text: # Leichlingen
  
  Leichlingen (officially Leichlingen (Rheinland); Ripuarian: Lëijchlinge) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Leichlingen is a centre for apple and berry growing in the region.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Leichlingen is situated at the edge of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region close to Cologne. The town centre lies on the river Wupper.
  
  ## Twin towns – sister cities
  
  Leichlingen is twinned with:
  
  * Funchal, Portugal
  * Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom
  * Marly-le-Roi, France
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772–1847), composer
  * Friedrich Überweg (1826–1871), philosopher
  * Hugo Broch (born 1922), World War II flying ace
  * Wolfgang Zimmermann (born 1949), trade unionist, politician (The Left)
  * Michael Biegler (born 1961), handball coach
  