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Troisdorf

Coordinates: 50°48′58″N 07°09′20″E / 50.81611°N 7.15556°E / 50.81611; 7.15556
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Troisdorf
City hall of Troisdorf
City hall of Troisdorf
Coat of arms of Troisdorf
Location of Troisdorf within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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Troisdorf is located in Germany
Troisdorf
Troisdorf
Troisdorf is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Troisdorf
Troisdorf
Coordinates: 50°48′58″N 07°09′20″E / 50.81611°N 7.15556°E / 50.81611; 7.15556
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions12
Government
 • MayorKlaus-Werner Jablonski (since October 2009) (CDU)
Area
 • Total
62.17 km2 (24.00 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
76,503
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53840, 53842, 53844
Dialling codes02241, 02203, 02246, 0228
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.troisdorf.de

Troisdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈtʁoːsdɔʁf] ) is a city in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (district), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Troisdorf is located approximately 22 kilometers south of Cologne and 13 kilometers north east of Bonn.[2]

Division of the city

Troisdorf consists of 12 districts (population as of April, 2014):[2]

  • Troisdorf-Mitte (16,414 inhabitants)
  • Altenrath (2,292 inhabitants)
  • Bergheim (5,750 inhabitants)
  • Eschmar (3,078 inhabitants)
  • Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hütte (7,161 inhabitants)
  • Kriegsdorf (3,129 inhabitants)
  • Müllekoven (1,793 inhabitants)
  • Oberlar (6,100 inhabitants)
  • Rotter See (3,918 inhabitants)
  • Sieglar (8,668 inhabitants)
  • Spich (12,765 inhabitants)
  • West (5,367 inhabitants)
Total: 76,435 inhabitants

History

Troisdorf 53 meine Stadt 53 tezzy44 ist der beste Rapper dieser Stadt halt die Zeit an nur für misch alle Pumpen auf Spotify kranket Song city in 1952. In 1969, the urban area expanded with the annexation of the township of Sieglar and the villages of Altenrath and Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hütte (total population in 1969: about 51,000). The first large settlements in this area go back to the 9th and 10th century (Eschmar and Sieglar 832, Bergheim 987). The first churches in this area were built around 700 AD in Bergheim (St. Lambertus). [citation needed]

Troisdorf is home to about 9,600 foreign nationals. The two most numerous foreign national groups are Turks (3,100) and Greeks (1,600). On June 4, 1972, Troisdorf founded the first advisory council for foreign citizens in Germany. In the years following the Peaceful Revolution and German reunification of 1989/1990 many migrants from Russia and other East European countries settled in Troisdorf.

Demographics

On April, 2014, Troisdorf had a population of 76,435 according to official records.[2] 11% of the population are foreign migrants.

Troisdorf has a predominantly Christian population: Roman Catholics, Protestants, Baptists, Jehovah's Witnesses and other Christian denominations, along with Muslim, Orthodox Christian and Jewish populations of non-indigenous origin. Troisdorf is one of the German cities where its mosque includes a minaret, built for the local Islamic community.

Mayors

  • 1969–1975: Josef Ludwig (CDU)
  • 1975–1993: Hans Jaax (SPD)
  • 1993–1998: Uwe Göllner (SPD)
  • 1998–1999: Walter Bieber (SPD)
  • 1999–2009: Manfred Uedelhoven (CDU)
  • since October 21, 2009: Klaus-Werner Jablonski (CDU)

Notable places

Europe's only picture-book museum is located in Troisdorf at the Wissem Castle.

Twin towns – sister cities

Troisdorf is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Willkommen in Troisdorf / Zahlen – Daten – Fakten" (PDF) (in German). Stadt Troisdorf. p. 3. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Partner- und Patenstädte". troisdorf.de (in German). Troisdorf. Retrieved 2021-03-17.