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Dormagen | |
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Location of Dormagen within Rhein-Kreis Neuss district | |
Coordinates: 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 |
Subdivisions | 16 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Erik Lierenfeld[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 85.4 km2 (33.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 65,147 |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 41539–41542 |
Dialling codes | 02133, 02182 |
Vehicle registration | NE & GV |
Website | dormagen.de |
Dormagen (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʁmaːɡn̩] ; Ripuarian: Dormaje) 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)
- Piwipp: 37 (Wohnmobil Parkplatz)
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.
Transport
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 – sister cities
- Kiryat Ono, Israel
- Saint-André-lez-Lille, France
- Toro, Spain
Notable people
- Kai Wolters, actor
- Lothar Hensel (born 1961), bandoneon player
- Tim Rubink (born 1988), footballer
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". dormagen.de (in German). Dormagen. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
External links
- Official website (in German)
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- Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Pages with German IPA
- Pages including recorded pronunciations
- Articles with German-language sources (de)
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- Populated places on the Rhine
- Rhein-Kreis Neuss
- Districts of the Rhine Province