Zülpich
Zülpich | |
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  Zülpich | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′0″N 6°39′0″E / 50.70000°N 6.65000°ECoordinates: 50°42′0″N 6°39′0″E / 50.70000°N 6.65000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Euskirchen |
| Subdivisions | Kernstadt and 20 villages |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Ulf Hürtgen[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 101 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,440 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53909 |
| Dialling codes | 02252 |
| Vehicle registration | EU |
| Website | www |
Zülpich (Kölsch: Zöllech) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany between Aachen and Bonn. It belongs to the district of Euskirchen.
The town is commonly agreed to be the site with the Latin name of Tolbiacum, famous for the Battle of Tolbiac, fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alemanni; the traditional date is 496, corrected in many modern accounts to 506. The battle is commemorated in the names of the Rue de Tolbiac and the Tolbiac Métro station in Paris.
Incorporations[]
On 1 January 1969 the former municipalities of , Dürscheven, , , -, , Nemmenich, , , , , and were incorporated into the borough of Zülpich.[3] On 1 January 1972 Bürvenich, and (part of ) were added.[4]
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Notable people[]
- Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, (1744-1805), Grand Master of the Order of Malta
- Theodor Weber, (1836-1906), bishop
- Theo Breuer (born 1956), author and editor
- Silke Rottenberg, (born 1972), former national football player, grew up in Zülpich
- Oliver Krischer, (born 1969), biologist and politician (The Greens), Member of Bundestag since 2009, lives in Düren
References[]
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Zülpich. |
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Martin Bünermann (1970), Die Gemeinden des ersten Neugliederungsprogramms in Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German), Köln: Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, p. 88
- ^ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering (1975), Die Gemeinden und Kreise nach der kommunalen Gebietsreform in Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German), Köln: Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, ISBN 3-555-30092-X
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