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Location of the town of Meerbusch within Rhein-Kreis Neuss district
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| Coordinates | 51°16′N 6°40′E / 51.26667°N 6.66667°ECoordinates: 51°16′N 6°40′E / 51.26667°N 6.66667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Rhein-Kreis Neuss |
| Mayor | Dieter Spindler (CDU) |
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| Area | 64.37 km2 (24.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 - 41 m |
| Population | 54,318 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 844 /km2 (2,186 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | NE |
| Postal codes | 40667, 40668, 40670 |
| Area codes | 02132, 02150, 02159 |
| Website | www.meerbusch.de |
Meerbusch, a town in Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has been an incorporated city since 1970. Meerbusch is the municipality with the second most income millionaires in North Rhine-Westphalia.[2]
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[edit] Geography
The town is located just outside Düsseldorf near Düsseldorf International Airport and Messe Düsseldorf. Other neighbouring towns and cities are Neuss, Krefeld, Duisburg, Kaarst and Willich. The total area of 36 square kilometres is divided into:
| Division | Area (km²) | Area (%) | Population[3] |
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| Büderich | 17.06 | 26 | 21528 |
| Osterath | 12.02 | 18 | 12756 |
| Lank-Latum | 6.85 | 11 | 9861 |
| Strümp | 6.20 | 10 | 5836 |
| Ossum-Bösinghoven | 5.03 | 8 | 2272 |
| Nierst | 7.22 | 11 | 1387 |
| Langst-Kierst | 3.55 | 6 | 1004 |
| Ilverich | 6.44 | 10 | 649 |
[edit] Division of the town
The town is composed of eight large and small villages which used to be independent communities before the municipality was created: Büderich, Osterath, Lank-Latum, Ossum-Bösinghoven, Strümp, Langst-Kierst, Nierst and Ilverich.
[edit] Economy
Many companies have set up offices in the town's several light industrial estates. Most significantly, IMAV-Hydraulik GmbH has its headquarters in "Breite Straße" and Epson, Ernst-Rademacher GmbH, Nedap, ATHLON, BOBST GROUP and Kyocera Mita have settled in the business park at Mollsfeld, part of a large development called "Mollsfeld North". Thanks to its excellent motorway connections (A57 and A44) the town boasts several business parks and light industrial estates, also featuring logistics oprations. The "Fritz-Wendt-Straße" industrial estate in Strümp was developed because of the grinding technology company Wendt GmbH. The "In der Loh" business park in Lank is home to businesses in the SME sector such as Abit AG and KUPP GmbH, and features modern architecture in "Robert-Bosch-Straße".
[edit] Twin towns
- Fouesnant in Bretagne, France
- Shijonawate in Osaka, Japan
[edit] References
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
- ^ Landesamt für Datenverarbeitung und Statistik Nordrhein-Westfalen. "Income Millionaires in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2001 and 2004" (in German) (PDF). http://www.lds.nrw.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/2008/pdf/81_08.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ "Statistical Yearbook of Meerbusch 2007" (in German) (PDF). http://www.meerbusch.de/C1257378004FB21C/files/Teil_02.pdf/$file/Teil_02.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
[edit] External links
Media related to Meerbusch at Wikimedia Commons
- Meersbuch official website
- Meerbusch Information about the City of Meerbusch
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