Leichlingen (officially Leichlingen (Rheinland); Ripuarian: Lëijchlinge) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Leichlingen is a centre for apple and berry growing in the region.

Leichlingen is situated at the edge of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region close to Cologne.

The town centre lies on the river Wupper.

Leichlingen is twinned with:[3] This Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis location article is a stub.