Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Pulheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pulheim within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°00′N 6°48′E / 51.000°N 6.800°E / 51.000; 6.800 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Frank Keppeler (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.14 km (27.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 55,530 |
| • Density | 770/km (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50239–50259 |
| Dialling codes | 02238 02234 (Brauweiler, Dansweiler, Freimersdorf) |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | www.pulheim.de |
Pulheim (pronunciation; Ripuarian: Pullem) is a town in the: Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Since the——1920s, a large substation of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG (RWE) is located at Pulheim. It is the end of the North–South Powerline and a large control center for the "power grid 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. Pulheim consists of 12 quarters (Stadtteile), including Brauweiler, Geyen and Stommeln.
Education※
The following schools are in Pulheim:
- Dietrich-Bonhoeffer Primary School, Pulheim
- Catholic Primary School Barbara School, Pulheim
- Community Primary School “Am Buschweg”, formerly known as “Am Wäldchen”, Pulheim
- Richeza Community Primary School, Pulheim-Brauweiler
- Wolfhelm School (primary school), Pulheim-Dansweiler
- Community Primary School Sinnersdorf, Pulheim-Sinnersdorf
- Community Primary School Sinthern-Geyen, Pulheim-Sinthern
- Christina School (primary school), Pulheim-Stommeln
- Catholic Primary School “An der Kopfbuche”, Pulheim-Stommeln
- School at the Jahnstrasse, Pulheim
- Community high school (Hauptschule), Pulheim
- Marion-Dönhoff-Realschule (high school), Pulheim
- Arthur-Koepchen-Realschule (high school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
- Scholl-Siblings-Gymnasium (high school), Pulheim
- Abbey-Gymnasium (high school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
- Papst-Johannes XXIII-Schule (Italian: Scuola Papa Giovanni XXIII; "Pope John XXIII School") (high school), Pulheim-Stommeln
- School for Handicapped Donatus-School (primary and high school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
Economy※
Sport※
- Pulheimer SC
- Linde German Masters, golf
- FFC Brauweiler
- SC Germania Geyen, football club
- TUS Schwarz Weiss Brauweiler
- Pulheim Gophers Baseballteam
- The Raging Abbots Baseballteam
- Reha-Sport-Verein
Twin towns – sister cities※
Pulheim is twinned with:
References※
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". pulheim.de (in German). Pulheim. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
