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Mönchengladbach The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as b is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border. Population: 266.684 (status 09, which is even today often applied to the town. To distinguish the town from another town of the same name (the present Bergisch Gladbach) it took the name b in German). So the name was changed to Mönchen Gladbach in 1950 and Mönchengladbach in 1960.

The origin of the town was an abbey founded in 974. It was named after the Gladbach, a narrow brook, that runs subterraneously today. The abbey and adjoining villages became a town in the 14th century. Nearby the town of Rheydt was located, which is today incorporated in Mönchengladbach.

Mönchengladbach is home of the football club b