# Frechen
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{{Infobox German place
|image_caption = Protestant church
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 62 024
|type = Stadt
|name = Frechen
|image_flag = Flagge Frechen.svg
|image_coa = DEU Frechen COA.svg
|image_photo = Evangelische Kirche Frechen 2.jpg
|coordinates = {{coord|50|55|N|6|49|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Frechen in BM.svg
|state = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|region = Cologne
|district = Rhein-Erft-Kreis
|elevation = 58 - 158
|area = 45.06
|postal_code = 50226
|area_code = 02234
|licence = BM
|divisions = 9
|website = [http://www.stadt-frechen.de/ www.stadt-frechen.de]
|mayor = Kai Uwe Tietz[https://wahlen.kdvz.nrw/production/kw2025/05362024/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=248&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_3_id_107]
|leader_term = 2025–30
|party = SPD
}}
'''Frechen''' ({{IPA|de|ˈfʁɛçn̩|-|De-Frechen.ogg}}; [Ripuarian](/source/Ripuarian_language): ''Frechem'') is a town in the [Rhein-Erft District](/source/Rhein-Erft_District), [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), Germany.
== History ==
Frechen was first mentioned in [877](/source/8776_Campestris) and is situated at the western [Cologne](/source/Cologne) city border.
It is the site of the 1257 Battle of Frechen between [Conrad von Hochstaden](/source/Konrad_von_Hochstaden), Archbishop of Cologne and the people of the town. In the 16th century it became known for locally produced [terra cotta](/source/terra_cotta) products, especially the "[Bartmannskrug](/source/Bartmann_jug)" (beardman jug).
In the late 18th century [lignite](/source/lignite) was industrially mined. Digging for lignite dominated the city's economy until the end of the 20th century, and in 1891 the first briquette factory was opened.
On 2 September 1951 Frechen received its city-rights including the villages of Bachem, Hücheln and Buschbell. On 1 January 1975 the nearby villages of Grefrath, Habbelrath, Königsdorf and Neufreimersdorf were also incorporated.
In 1971, the Keramion, a ceramics museum in a distinctive glass-enclosed modern structure designed by architect Peter Neufert, opened to display the extensive historic and contemporary collection of local collector Gottfried Cremer.
{{stack|thumb|250px|Keramion}}
From the 1980s onwards an increasing number of industrial, commercial and service enterprises choose Frechen as their location, so that the town changed its features considerably.
==Population==
As of December 31, 2024 there are an estimated 52,309 inhabitants registered in Frechen.
==Local council==
{{update section|date=June 2021}}
Elections were held in September 2025.[https://wahlen.kdvz.nrw/production/kw2025/05362024/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=249&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_3_id_107]
* [CDU](/source/CDU_(Germany)): 13 seats
* [SPD](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany): 11 seats
* [Alliance 90/The Greens](/source/Alliance_90%2FThe_Greens): 6 seats
* Perspektive für Frechen: 5 seats
* [FDP](/source/FDP_(Deutschland)): 2 seats
* [The Left](/source/Die_Linke): 2 seats
* [BSW](/source/BSW_(political_party)): 1 seat
* [Alternative für Deutschland](/source/Alternative_f%C3%BCr_Deutschland): 6 seats
==Notable people==
* [Kirsten Bolm](/source/Kirsten_Bolm) (born 1975), athlete
* [Wayne Carpendale](/source/Wayne_Carpendale) (born 1977), actor and presenter
* [Jan Rouven](/source/Jan_Rouven) (born 1977), magician and convicted [child sex offender](/source/Child_sexual_abuse)
* [Pierre Vogel](/source/Pierre_Vogel) (born 1978), [Islamist](/source/Islamist) preacher
* [Ayọ](/source/Ay%E1%BB%8D) (born 1980), soul singer
* [Sonja Bertram](/source/Sonja_Bertram) (born 1984), actress
* [Marcel Heller](/source/Marcel_Heller) (born 1986), footballer
* [Lennart Thy](/source/Lennart_Thy) (born 1992), footballer
* [Hannah Meul](/source/Hannah_Meul) (born 2001), professional rock climber
==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Frechen is [twinned](/source/Sister_city) with:[{{cite web|title=Leben in Frechen|url=https://www.stadt-frechen.de/index_frechen_leben.php|website=stadt-frechen.de|publisher=Frechen|language=de|access-date=2021-02-03|archive-date=2023-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418185546/https://www.stadt-frechen.de/index_frechen_leben.php|url-status=live}}]
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [Kapfenberg](/source/Kapfenberg), [Austria](/source/Austria)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Frechen}}
*[https://www.stadt-frechen.de Official website]
*[https://keramion.de/ Website of the Keramion ceramics museum]
{{Cities and towns in Rhein-Erft-Kreis (district)}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
Category:Rhein-Erft-Kreis
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