Rommerskirchen Explained

Type:Gemeinde
Rommerskirchen
Image Coa:DEU Rommerskirchen COA.svg
Coordinates:51.0347°N 6.6914°W
Image Plan:Rommerskirchen in NE.svg
State:North Rhine-Westphalia
Region:Düsseldorf
District:Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Elevation:70
Area:60.99
Postal Code:41569
Area Code:02183, 02182, 02181
Licence:NE
Gemeindeschlüssel:05 1 62 028
Mayor:Dr. Martin Mertens[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 25
Party:SPD
Website:www.rommerskirchen.de

Rommerskirchen is the southernmost municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Notable places

Rommerskirchen possesses rich historical inheritances, including numerous remains of the Roman Villae Rusticae, and those from several Frankish settlements. The town centre still contains several medieval Roman and Gothic churches and a castle. There are many buildings from even earlier modern times, as well as those from the time of the Napoleonic occupation. Many of these sites are currently closed while undergoing restoration.

Infrastructure

Rommerskirchen is the location of a large 380kV-substation of the RWE. The first 380kV-line in Germany went into service on October 5, 1957. It began between the transformer stations of Rommerskirchen and Ludwigsburg-Hoheneck. The strategic railway embankment begins at Rommerskirchen station, and Oekoven maintains a public railway facility. Rommerskirchen generally mean Roman Catholic Church.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020