| Mülheim an der Ruhr | |
| Type: | City |
| Image Coa: | DEU Muelheim an der Ruhr COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 51.4275°N 6.8825°W |
| Image Plan: | North rhine w MH.svg |
| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Region: | Düsseldorf |
| District: | urban |
| Elevation: | 26-153 |
| Area: | 91.26 |
| Postal Code: | 45468–45481 |
| Area Code: | 0208 |
| Licence: | MH |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 05117000 |
| Divisions: | 3 districts, 9 boroughs |
| Website: | www.muelheim-ruhr.de |
| Mayor: | Marc Buchholz[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 25 |
| Bürgermeistertitel: | Oberbürgermeister |
| Party: | CDU |
Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr (Low German; Low Saxon; German, Low; Saxon, Low: Mölm; Müllem; pronounced as /de/) and also described as "City on the River", is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home to many companies, and two Max Planck Institutes.
Mülheim an der Ruhr received its town charter in 1808, and 100 years later the population exceeded 100,000, making Mülheim officially a city. At the time of the city's 200th anniversary with approximately 170,000 residents, it was counted among the smaller cities of Germany.
Mülheim an der Ruhr is located to the southwest of Essen in the Ruhr valley.[2]
The northern foothills of the Rhenish Massif are characterised by the distinctive rock formation of the bare mountain slopes through which run coal-bearing layers which formed during the carboniferous period. Here the Ruhr cuts more than 50 meters deep into this Mittelgebirge. This natural erosion partly uncovered these mineable black coal deposits, which enabled their exploration and extraction using adits. However, the coal-rich layers became ever deeper as one progressed northward, which required setting up mines to extract the black coal. In contrast, the broad bayou (dead arm of a river) of Styrum borough is characteristic of the features of the Lower Rhine Plain.[3]
| Rank | Nationality | Population (31.12.2022) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey | 4,807 | |
| 2 | 2,910 | ||
| 3 |  Serbia | 1,594 | |
| 4 |  Iraq | 1,423 | |
| 5 |  Poland | 1,357 | |
| 6 |  Ukraine | 1,306 | |
| 7 |  Romania | 1,243 | |
| 8 |  Italy | 1,149 | |
| 9 |  China | 1,017 | |
| 10 | 964 |
The U18 metro line connects the city with Essen.[4]
The current Mayor of Mülheim is Marc Buchholz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:
! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate! rowspan=2| Party! colspan=2| First round! colspan=2| Second round|-! Votes! %! Votes! %|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Marc Buchholz| align=left| Christian Democratic Union| 16,479| 25.4| 27,716| 56.9|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Monika Griefahn| align=left| Social Democratic Party| 16,385| 25.3| 20,984| 43.1|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Wilhelm Steitz| align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens| 10,178| 15.7|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Horst Bilo| align=left| Independent| 5,394| 8.3|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Jürgen Abeln| align=left| Independent| 4,907| 7.6|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Andreas Brings| align=left| Die PARTEI| 3,940| 6.1|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Alexander von Wrese| align=left| Alternative for Germany| 3,920| 6.0|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Amrei Debatin| align=left| Free Democratic Party| 1,853| 2.9|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Jochen Dirk Hartmann| align=left| Independent| 945| 1.5|-| | align=left| Martin Ulrich Fritz| align=left| Civic Awakening Mülheim| 808| 1.2|-! colspan=3| Valid votes! 64,809! 98.7! 48,700! 98.6|-! colspan=3| Invalid votes! 879! 1.3! 679! 1.4|-! colspan=3| Total! 65,688! 100.0! 49,379! 100.0|-! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout! 130,571! 50.3! 130,561! 37.8|-| colspan=7| Source: State Returning Officer|}
The Mülheim city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
! colspan=2| Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats! +/-|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)| 16,970| 26.3| 0.9| 14| 1|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)| 15,097| 23.4| 12.4| 13| 7|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD)| 13,765| 21.3| 10.2| 12| 5|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Alternative for Germany (AfD)| 4,629| 7.2| 1.9| 4| 1|-| | align=left| Mülheimer Citizens' Initiative (MBI)| 3,043| 4.7| 5.4| 3| 2|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Free Democratic Party (FDP)| 3,003| 4.7| 0.7| 3| ±0|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Die PARTEI (PARTEI)| 2,866| 4.4| New| 2| New|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| The Left (Die Linke)| 1,751| 2.7| 1.4| 1| 1|-| | align=left| We From Mülheim (WIR)| 1,560| 2.4| 1.0| 1| ±0|-| | align=left| Civic Awakening Mülheim (BAMH)| 1,173| 1.8| New| 1| New|-| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| |-| | align=left| Alliance for Education (BüfBi)| 424| 0.7| 0.3| 0| 1|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Independents| 226| 0.4| –| 0| –|-! colspan=2| Valid votes! 64,507! 98.3! ! ! |-! colspan=2| Invalid votes! 1,144! 1.7! ! ! |-! colspan=2| Total! 65,651! 100.0! ! 54! ±0|-! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout! 130,571! 50.3! 0.0! ! |-| colspan=7| Source: State Returning Officer|}
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Mülheim an der Ruhr is twinned with:[5]
Tours, France (1962) Opole, Poland (1989)
Kfar Saba, Israel (1993) Beykoz, Turkey (2007)
Kouvola, Finland (2009)Mülheim is home to two Max Planck Institutes, a university campus, and various other educational and scientific institutions.