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The urban area of Bergisch Gladbach is not divided into city districts (Stadtbezirke) with their own district representation. For statistical purposes, there are six statistical districts (statistischeBezirke), which are numbered consecutively and are divided into several districts (de: Stadtteile) with their own names. These are mainly name of former smaller settlements from which today's urban area developed, or new development areas whose names have been memorized over time for better orientation. Bensberg was an independent town until 1975. Before 1975, Schildgen belonged to the municipality ofOdenthal.
Statistical District 1: Schildgen (11), Katterbach (12), Nussbaum (13), Paffrath (14), Hand (15)
Statistical District 2: City Center (21), Hebborn (22), Heidkamp (23), Gronau (24)
Statistical District 3: Romaney (31), Herrenstrunden (32), Sand (33)
Statistical District 4: Herkenrath (41), Asselborn (42), Bärbroich (43)
The wordBergisch in the name does not originate from its location in the county ofBerg, and it was not added to distinguish it fromMönchengladbach, as is believed by many people, but from the counts who gave their name to the region.
In the early 12th century, the counts of Berg settled in the area, which later became the Duchy of Berg (under Napoleon, it became a grand duchy). That is where the first part of the name (Bergisch) comes from, the town being located in the former County of Berg. The town is the administrative headquarters (Kreisstadt) of the Rheinish-Bergisch district (Kreis).
The second part of the name,Gladbach, originates fromLow Rhenish (Bergisches Platt) and meanscanalised stream in reference to the small river (theStrunde) that was artificially canalised in early medieval times. InBergisch Platt, the regional dialect,gelaat (laid) eventually evolved toglad (the 'd' is often pronounced as a 't'). The second part of the word,Bach, is theStandard German word for a small stream and refers to theStrunde.
In 1975, the town incorporated the neighbouring Bensberg, and when it reached a population of 100,000 in 1977 it was given city status.
Paper manufacturing, printing,glass wool manufacturing, chocolate and high-tech industries are a large part of Bergisch Gladbach's economy.[citation needed]
The Bergisch Gladbach city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
