Dormagen | |
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) Saint Michael Church | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Dormagen within Rhein-Kreis Neuss district ) | |
)  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 | Vincent Brodda (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.4 km2 (33.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 64,340 |
| • Density | 750/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 (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)
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 – sister cities
Dormagen is twinned with:[2]
Kiryat Ono, Israel
Saint-André-lez-Lille, France
Toro, Spain
Persons of interest
- Kai Wolters, actor
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". dormagen.de (in German). Dormagen. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
