Rösrath Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:DEU Roesrath COA.svg
Coordinates:50.9°N 18°W
Image Plan:Rösrath in GL.svg
State:North Rhine-Westphalia
Region:Cologne
District:Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Elevation:71 - 260
Area:38.81
Postal Code:51503
Area Code:02205
Licence:GL
Gemeindeschlüssel:05 3 78 028
Website:www.roesrath.de
Mayor:Bondina Schulze[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 25
Party:Greens

Rösrath (pronounced as /de/; pronounced as /ˈʁœs²ˌʁɔt²/) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The earliest known documents mentioning the settlement Rösrath can be found in documents dated to 1356. There have been findings of Paleolithic and Mesolithic tools in the town area Forsbach. The community was elevated to the town status in 2001.

Geography

Rösrath is located in the immediate vicinity of Cologne. The municipal area of Rösrath is bordering on the south-eastern city limits of Cologne. Therefore, from Cologne's point of view Rösrath is called a Gateway to the Berg region (Bergisches Land).The municipal area partly extends over the nature reserves of the Wahner Heide and Königsforst.

Local government

Council, elections in May 2014:

Mayors

Mayors Start of office End of office Party comments
Franz LeyhausenAugust 1878 June 1905
Max HaumannOctober 1905 March 1931
Max SteinsträßerApril 1931 April 1945
Gottfried FuhrmannMay 1945 February 1946 CDU
Robert VierkötterMarch 1946 October 1946 SPD
Josef ArensNovember 1946 March 1947 CDU
Wilhelm BeinhoffApril 1947 October 1948 CDU
Paul LeibnerNovember 1948 December 1950 SPD
Günther RunkelFebruary 1951 November 1951 FDP
Kurt AdenauerDecember 1951 December 1954 CDU
Erwin SchiffbauerJanuary 1955 April 1963 SPD
Matthias GroßmannMay 1963 October 1964 CDU
Erwin SchiffbauerNovember 1964 February 1972 SPD
Siegfried TewsMarch 1972 April 1975 SPD
Karlheinz KrakauMay 1975 September 1989 CDU
Dieter HappOctober 1989 November 2008 SPD First full-time mayor since October 1, 1999
Marcus MombauerDecember 2008 September 2020CDU
Bondina SchulzeSeptember 2020 in officeGrüne

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Rösrath consists of two areas:

Culture

Rösrath is known for the Rose Monday Parade, organized every year.

Landmarks

The gateway of Eulenbroich Castle is virtually the landmark of Rösrath. This "gateway to the Berg region" (Bergisches Land) is used as logo on the letterheads and internet pages of the town council.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Rösrath is twinned with:[4]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020
  2. Web site: Parteien in Rösrath: Weiteres Mitglied hat die AfD verlassen. Kölner Stadtanzeiger. 2015-03-10. 2015-02-08. German.
  3. Web site: Erfolg der Rechtspopulisten: die AfD im Hamburger Landtag. Frontal 21. dead. flv. 2015-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604024249/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DWowZvtf8S%2D8. 2015-06-04. 2015-02-18. German. Videomitschnitt
  4. Web site: Städtepartnerschaften. roesrath.de. Rösrath. de. 2021-03-05.