The town is situated in the far West of Germany near Duisburg and the River Rhine and is about 25 minutes from the Dutch border. It’s made up of two separate parts, Neukirchen and Vluyn, plus two other villages, totalling a population of about 29,000.

Like Buckingham Neukirchen-Vluyn is a semi-rural town working hard to keep activities local despite the pull of large neighbouring towns. On one side are fields and forests, on the other the buzzing industrial areas of the Ruhr and Rhine – There are some industries in the town, one of which Trox GmbH: this company is a global provider of building climate control and fire protection systems. The towns of Neukirchen and Vluyn joined together in the 19th century when a coal mine was opened between them. This closed several years ago and the original mining waste heap has been greened and is now a local attraction giving pleasant views from the top! Many of the old mining areas have been redeveloped with leisure facilities and play parks.


A striking site in the vicinity is a famous water castle of Bloemersheim. The many local clubs offer opportunities for exchanges, as do the schools in the area. The Neukirchen-Vluyn town twinning committee is very active with twin towns in Ustron, Poland and with Buckingham’s French twin town of Mouvaux. Activities between Buckingham and Neukirchen-Vluyn have included football, tennis, boules, walking, music and participation in annual fairs such as Vluyner Mai and Martinsmarkt, an International Youth Forum and school exchanges

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