Pulheim

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Pulheim
Town
Coat of arms of Pulheim
Coat of arms
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
Pulheim is located in Germany
Pulheim
Pulheim
Pulheim is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Pulheim
Pulheim
Coordinates: 51°00′N 6°48′E / 51.000°N 6.800°E / 51.000; 6.800
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions12
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Frank Keppeler[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total72.14 km2 (27.85 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • 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 (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

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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

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Sport

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  • 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

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Pulheim is twinned with:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". pulheim.de (in German). Pulheim. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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