Dormagen
Dormagen | ||
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Saint Michael Church | ||
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Dormagen Location of Dormagen within Rhein-Kreis Neuss district | ||
Coordinates: 51°06′N 6°49′E / 51.100°N 6.817°ECoordinates: 51°06′N 6°49′E / 51.100°N 6.817°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Admin. region | Düsseldorf | |
District | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Eric Lierenfeld (SPD) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 85.4 km2 (33.0 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) | |
Population (2016-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 64,016 | |
• Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 41539–41542 | |
Dialling codes | 02133, 02182 | |
Vehicle registration | NE & GV | |
Website | dormagen.de |
Dormagen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss.
Geography
Dormagen is situated between Düsseldorf – Cologne – Mönchengladbach on the western bank of the river Rhine.
Division of the town
Dormagen consists of 16 subdivisions (with population figure):
- Broich: see Gohr
- Delhoven: 3,690
- Delrath: 3,082
- Dormagen Mitte: 5,621
- Gohr: 2,217 (with Broich)
- Hackenbroich (with Hackhausen): 8,689
- Hackhausen see Hackenbroich
- Horrem: 6,022
- Knechtsteden:
- Nievenheim (with Ückerath): 9,553
- Dormagen Nord: 3,514
- Rheinfeld: 5,403 (with Piwipp)
- St. Peter: see Stürzelberg
- Straberg: 2,840
- Stürzelberg: 4,643 (with St. Peter)
- Zons: 5,414 (with Nachtigall)
History
Dormagen was founded 50 AD. Its name was Durnomagus.
Economy
Its main industry and employer is the chemical factory of Bayer AG and since its founding the Covestro AG.
Transportation
The town has three stations (Dormagen, Nievenheim and Dormagen Chempark) on the Lower Left Rhine Railway, linking Cologne and Krefeld.
The German motorway 57 connects Dormagen with the same cities.
Population
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¹ City of Dormagen
Twin towns
– Toro, Castile and León, Spain – Saint-André-lez-Lille, France – Kiryat Ono, Israel
Persons of interest
- Kai Wolters, actor
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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