Gladbach, the name of two towns of Prussia, in the province of the Rhine. I. Monchen-Gladbach, in the district and 16 m. TV. by S. of the city of Dusseldorf; pop. in 1871,'26,326 (against 4,090 in 1852). It is one of the chief seats of the industry of Rhenish Prussia, having numerous manufactories of cotton, linen, and silk goods, tobacco, machines, and wire, and a number of bleaching grounds. Formerly there was here a celebrated Benedictine abbey, which was founded in 972 by Archbishop Gero of Cologne.

II. Bergisch-Gladbach, in the district and 8 m. N. E. of the city of Cologne; pop. in 1871, 6,195. It contains manufactories of paper and percussion caps. In its vicinity is the village of Bensberg, with a castle built in 1710, and now converted by the Prussian government into a military academy.