Dormagen
Dormagen | |
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Saint Michael Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Dormagen
within Rhein-Kreis Neuss district | |
Location of Dormagen | |
Dormagen Dormagen | |
| 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 | 85.5 km2 (33.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 63,799 |
| • Density | 746/km2 (1,930/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
- Chipata, Zambia
Notable people
- Kai Wolters, actor
- Lothar Hensel (born 1961), bandoneon player
- Romina Plonsker (born 1988), politician (CDU)
- Tim Rubink (born 1988), footballer
- Sarah Voss (born 1999), artistic gymnast
- Markus Solbach (born 1991), baseball player
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". dormagen.de (in German). Dormagen. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
External links
- Official website (in German)