Rösrath

Rösrath
Rösrath
	Coat airms
	Rösrath
	Location o Rösrath athin Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis destrict
	Coordinates: 50°54′N 7°11′E / 50.900°N 7.183°ECoordinates: 50°54′N 7°11′E / 50.900°N 7.183°E
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. region	Cologne
Destrict	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Govrenment
• Mayor	Marcus Mombauer (CDU)
Area
• Total	38.81 km2 (14.98 sq mi)
Elevation	71 - 260 m (−782 ft)
Population (2021-12-31)
• Total	28,712
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	51503
Diallin codes	02205
Vehicle registration	GL
Website	www.roesrath.de

Rösrath is a ceety in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (destrict) in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. The earliest kent documents mentionin the dounset Rösrath can be foond in documents datit tae 1356. Thare hae been findins o Paleolithic an Mesolithic tuils in the ceety aurie Forsbach. The commonty wis elevatit tae ceety status in 2001.

Geography

Rösrath is locatit in the immediate vicinity o Cologne. The municipal aurie o Rösrath is borderin on the sooth-eastren ceety leemits o Cologne. Therefore frae Cologne's pynt o view Rösrath is cried a Gateway tae the Berg region (Bergisches Land). The municipal aurie pairtly extends ower the natur reserves o the Wahner Heide an Königsforst.

The Coat o Airms o Rösrath

The coat o airms o Rösrath consists o twa auries:

The upper aurie shows the reid lion o Berg wi blue croun, tongue an claws. The lion appears in maist o the coats o airms in the destrict o the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis.
The lawer aurie shows a huntin horn wi a green backgrund. It seembolizes the Königsforst, in umwhile times a popular huntin destrict o the earls o Berg.

Landmark o Rösrath

Gateway o Eulenbroich castle

The gateway o Eulenbroich castle is virtually the laundmerk o Rösrath. This gateway tae the Berg region (Bergisches Land) is uised as logo on the letterheads an internet pages o the toun cooncil.

Twinned ceeties

Veurne (Belgium, Wast Flanders), syne 1974

Chavenay (Fraunce, Yvelines), syne 1998
Crespières (Fraunce, Yvelines), syne 1998
Feucherolles (Fraunce, Yvelines), syne 1998
Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche (Fraunce, Yvelines), syne 1998

Carnival

Eulenbroich castle in carnival parade

Cologne is weel kent as a "stronghold" o German carnival wi its famous carnival parade on the Monday afore Strove Tuesday. Rösrath isna too far awa frae Cologne. An aw in Rösrath a Rose Monday Parade is organizit ivery year. The parade isna as big as in Cologne, but the foolishness is juist as wild as in the neebourin lairge toun.

References

↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.

Freemit airtins

Offeecial steid (in German)

[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.

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