Troisdorf
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Location of the town of Troisdorf within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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| Coordinates | 50°48′58″N 7°09′20″E / 50.81611°N 7.15556°ECoordinates: 50°48′58″N 7°09′20″E / 50.81611°N 7.15556°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 12 |
| Mayor | Klaus-Werner Jablonski (since October 2009) (CDU) |
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| Area | 62.17 km2 (24.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population | 75,608 (31 December 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 1,216 /km2 (3,150 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SU |
| Postal codes | 53840, 53842, 53844 |
| Area codes | 02241, 02203, 02246, 0228 |
| Website | www.troisdorf.de |
Troisdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈtroːsdɔrf]) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (district), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Geography [edit]
Troisdorf is located approximately 22 kilometers south of Cologne and 13 kilometers north east of Bonn.
Division of the town [edit]
Troisdorf consists of 12 districts (population as of December 31, 2005):
- Troisdorf (15,947 inhabitants)
- Spich (12,920 inhabitants)
- Sieglar (8,773 inhabitants)
- Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hütte (7,644 inhabitants)
- Oberlar (6,109 inhabitants)
- West (5,531 inhabitants)
- Bergheim (5,232 inhabitants)
- Rotter See (4,098 inhabitants)
- Eschmar (3,242 inhabitants)
- Kriegsdorf (2,640 inhabitants)
- Altenrath (2,545 inhabitants)
- Müllekoven (1,915 inhabitants)
History [edit]
In 1952, Troisdorf became a free city, and in 1969 the urban area expanded with the annexation of the township of Sieglar, and the villages Altenrath and Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hütte (total population 1969: about 51,000). The first large settlement in this area goes back to the 9th (Eschmar and Sieglar 832) and 10th (Bergheim 987) century, and the first churches in this area being built around 700 AD in Bergheim (St. Lambertus).
About 9600 foreign nationals live in Troisdorf. The two most numerous foreign national population groups are Turks (3100) and Greeks (1600). On 4 June 1972, Troisdorf founded the first advisory council for its foreign citizens in Germany. In the past years after the revolution of 1989/1990 many migrants from Russia and other East European countries have settled in Troisdorf.
On December 31, 2010 Troisdorf had according official announcements 76,987 inhabitants. 11% of its population are foreign migrants.
Troisdorf has a population of predominantly Christian belief, consisting of Roman Catholics, Protestants, Baptists, Jehovah's Witnesses and other communities, along with an influx of migrants of Islam, Orthodox Christianity and Jewish belief. Troisdorf is one of the few locations in Germany where has been built a real mosque with minaret for the Turkish community.
Notable places [edit]
Europe's only picture-book museum is located in Troisdorf at the Burg Wissem castle.
Twin cities [edit]
Évry, France, since 1972
Genk, Belgium since 1990
Heidenau, Germany, since 1990
Redcar and Cleveland, United Kingdom, since 1990
Corfu, Greece, since 1996
Nantong, People's Republic of China, since 1997
Mushtisht, Kosovo since 2001
Özdere, Turkey since 2004
Notable persons [edit]
- Tom Buhrow, famous German news anchor
- Sabine Lisicki, German professional tennis player
- Rupert Neudeck, founder of the Cap Anamur, a German humanitarian aid organisation
- Paul Schäfer, founder Colonia Dignidad, a German sect in Chile
References [edit]
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 31 December 2011.
External links [edit]
- Official website (German)
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