Wesseling

Wesseling
Wesseling
Location of the town of Wesseling within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Coordinates	50°49′N 6°58′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Town subdivisions	4
Mayor	Hans-Peter Haupt (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Elevation	42 - 62 m
Population	35,116 (31 December 2010)
- Density	1,501 /km2 (3,887 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BM
Postal code	50389
Area codes	02236, 02232
Website	www.wesseling.de

Chemical industries of Wesseling on the Rhine

Wesseling is an industrial German city on the Rhine bordering Cologne city on the south. Wesseling originates from the Latin „Wasliacum“ which means "Villlage of Waslica" The story that Wesselig originates from "changing of the rope" (German: Cologne-bred:Wechsel de Ling from when Rhine boats were pulled by horses is something like an "urban legend" because the name Wesseling is centuries older than the horse-changing station, which was located in Wesseling in the 18th century. In addition to 4 subdivisions, Wesseling has the industrial areas "Rheinbogen" and "Eichholz". Home to several chemical companies including Evonik, and Basell, and a Royal Dutch Shell oil refinery; the city was a bombing target of the Oil Campaign of World War II.

District	Population (Total: 36.729)	Area [m²] (Total: 23.373.148)
Wesseling-Mitte	12.409	7.787.685
Keldenich	15.394	5.535.832
Berzdorf	4.869	4.293.268
Urfeld	4.057	5.756.363