Dormagen
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| Coordinates: 51°06′N 6°49′E / 51.100°N 6.817°ECoordinates: 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 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Eric Lierenfeld (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 85.4 km2 (33.0 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 64,064 | |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 41539–41542 | |
| Dialling codes | 02133, 02182 | |
| Vehicle registration | NE | |
| Website | www.dormagen.de | |
Dormagen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss.
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Geography[edit]
Dormagen is situated between Düsseldorf – Cologne – Mönchengladbach on the western bank of the river Rhine.
Division of the town[edit]
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[edit]
Dormagen was founded 50 AD. Its name was Durnomagus.
Economy[edit]
Its main industry and employer is the chemical factory of Bayer AG.
Transportation[edit]
The town has three stations (Dormagen, Nievenheim and Dormagen Bayerwerk) on the Lower Left Rhine Railway, linking Cologne and Krefeld.
The German motorway 57 connects Dormagen with the same cities.
Population[edit]
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¹ City of Dormagen
Twin towns[edit]
– Toro, Castile and León, Spain
– Saint-André-lez-Lille, France
– Kiryat Ono, Israel
Persons of interest[edit]
- Kai Wolters, actor
References[edit]
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
