| 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.
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.
Council, elections in May 2014:
| Mayors | Start of office | End of office | Party | comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Leyhausen | August 1878 | June 1905 | |||
| Max Haumann | October 1905 | March 1931 | |||
| Max Steinsträßer | April 1931 | April 1945 | |||
| Gottfried Fuhrmann | May 1945 | February 1946 | CDU | ||
| Robert Vierkötter | March 1946 | October 1946 | SPD | ||
| Josef Arens | November 1946 | March 1947 | CDU | ||
| Wilhelm Beinhoff | April 1947 | October 1948 | CDU | ||
| Paul Leibner | November 1948 | December 1950 | SPD | ||
| Günther Runkel | February 1951 | November 1951 | FDP | ||
| Kurt Adenauer | December 1951 | December 1954 | CDU | ||
| Erwin Schiffbauer | January 1955 | April 1963 | SPD | ||
| Matthias Großmann | May 1963 | October 1964 | CDU | ||
| Erwin Schiffbauer | November 1964 | February 1972 | SPD | ||
| Siegfried Tews | March 1972 | April 1975 | SPD | ||
| Karlheinz Krakau | May 1975 | September 1989 | CDU | ||
| Dieter Happ | October 1989 | November 2008 | SPD | First full-time mayor since October 1, 1999 | |
| Marcus Mombauer | December 2008 | September 2020 | CDU | ||
| Bondina Schulze | September 2020 | in office | Grüne |
The coat of arms of Rösrath consists of two areas:
Rösrath is known for the Rose Monday Parade, organized every year.
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.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Rösrath is twinned with:[4]
Veurne, Belgium (1974)
Chavenay, France (1998) Crespières, France (1998) Feucherolles, France (1998) Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France (1998)