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Pulheim
Coat of arms of Pulheim
Location of Pulheim within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Mettmann (district)Rhein-Erft-KreisNorth Rhine-WestphaliaHeinsberg (district)Rhein-Kreis NeussCologneWesselingRhein-Sieg-KreisDüren (district)Euskirchen (district)PulheimBergheimErftstadtHürthKerpenBedburgBrühlFrechenElsdorf
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions12
Government
 • MayorFrank Keppeler (CDU)
Area
 • Total72.14 km2 (27.85 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total56,284
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50239–50259
Dialling codes02238
02234 (Brauweiler, Dansweiler, Freimersdorf)
Vehicle registrationBM
Websitewww.pulheim.de

Pulheim is a city in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Since the 1920s, a large substation of the RWE has been sited at Pulheim. At this substation there is the termination of the north south powerline and a large control center for the powergrid of the RWE.

In the communal reform of 1975 several previously independent municipalities were added to the municipality Pulheim, which received city rights in 1981.

Education

The following schools are in the City of Pulheim:

Economy

Sport

International relations

Pulheim is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

The City and its Wards

Twin towns

Various