Zons
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| Zons | |
| Quarter of Dormagen | |
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| Coordinates | 51°07′0″N 6°51′0″E / 51.116667°N 6.85°ECoordinates: 51°07′0″N 6°51′0″E / 51.116667°N 6.85°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| District | Rhein-Kreis Neuss |
| City | Dormagen |
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| Area | 18.09 km2 (6.98 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,405 (21 January 2006) |
| - Density | 299 /km2 (774 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | NE |
| Postal code | 41541 |
| Area code | 02133 |
Zons, or Feste Zons (Fortress Zons) is an old city in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, Germany. It is now a part (Stadtteil) of the city of Dormagen since 1975. In 2006 its population was 5,405 (2006).
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[edit] History
A local legend tells of the robbery of fifty pigs of the town by troops of Archbishop Salentin of Cologne. Eventually, the archbishop recompensed the inhabitants of Zons, so that the town claimed victory in the "Schweinefehde". A fountain in Zons commemorates the event.[1]
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City wall of Zons with the "Krötschenturm".
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City walls.
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[edit] References
- Aenne Hansmann: Geschichte von Stadt und Amt Zons. Düsseldorf 1973
- Detlev Zenk: Zons - Alte Zollfeste am Rhein. Düsseldorf 2005
[edit] External links
- Homepage zur Zonser Geschichte mit Virtuellem Rundgang
- Gesamt-Literaturverzeichnis zur Zonser Geschichte
- Homepage der Kultur- und Heimatfreunde der Stadt Zons e.V.
- Homepage des Heimat- und Verkehrsvereins Zons e.V.
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