Leverkusen
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Coordinates: 51°02′N 06°59′E / 51.033°N 6.983°ECoordinates: 51°02′N 06°59′E / 51.033°N 6.983°E | |
Kintra | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
Admin. region | Köln |
Destrict | Urban destrict |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Reinhard Buchhorn (CDU) |
• Governing parties | CDU / SPD / Bürgerliste |
Area | |
• Total | 78.85 km2 (30.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 163,851 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Diallin codes | 0214, 02171 & 02173 |
Vehicle registration | LEV |
Website | www.Leverkusen.de/English |
Leverkusen (German pronunciation: [ˈleːfɐˌkuːzn̩]) is a ceety in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany on the eastren bank o the Rhine. Tae the sooth, Leverkusen borders the ceety o Cologne an tae the north is the state caipital Düsseldorf.
Wi aboot 161,000 indwallers, Leverkusen is ane o the state's smawer ceeties. The ceety is kent for the pharmaceutical company Bayer an its associatit sports club Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Datin tae the 12t century as Wiesdorf, the Leverkusen aurie wis rural till the late 19t century.
- Chemical facility
In 1860, Wiesdorf wis chosen bi the apothecary Carl Leverkus for establishin a dye factory. The factory wis taken ower bi the Bayer company in 1891. The company muivit its office tae Wiesdorf in 1912, turning the toun intae the centre o German chemical industry. In Warld War II, the Bayer (Standard Oil/IG Farben) plant [1] wis bombit on 22 August 1943,[2] Archived 2013-01-14 at Archive.today an durin the Battle o Berlin (air) on November 19/20 an December 10/11, 1943.
Leverkusen wis foondit in 1930 bi mergin Wiesdorf, Schlebusch, Steinbüchel an Rheindorf. In 1975, Opladen (includin Lützenkirchen syne 1930), Hitdorf an Bergisch Neukirchen jynt. The present ceety is made up o several veelages, oreeginally cried Wiesdorf, Opladen, Schlebusch, Lützenkirchen, Steinbüchel, Rheindorf an Bergisch-Neukirchen.
Main sichts an places o interest
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- BayArena
- The BayArena is the stadium an hame o Leverkusen's fitbaa team Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Efter the extension the stadium nou haulds place for ower 30,210 fowk.
- Bayer Cross Leverkusen
- The Bayer Cross Leverkusen is ane o the lairgest illuminatit advertisements in the warld. It haes a identifyin meanin for Leverkusen's population.
- Freudenthaler Sensenhammer
- the Sensenhammer is a 'livin' industrial museum. The permanent exhibition includes manufratur o scythes an drepanium an the uise o those tuils in fermin. The museum itsel is the biggest exhibit. The museum is uised in a different wey an aw, for ensaumple for concerts or theater.
- Schloss Morsbroich - moatit castle in the baroque style, nou a museum for contemporary airt
- Water Tower Leverkusen-Bürrig - 72.45-metre-high (237.7 ft) watter reservoir containin an observation deck
- Neuland Park - lairge pairk beside the Rhine
- Japanese Garden - A gairden creatit bi Carl Duisberg at 1923
- Colony o wirkers - historical urban destrict in the centre o Leverkusen
- Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit - historical Boat brig next tae the Rhine atween Wiesdorf an Rheindorf
- Mausoleum o Carl Duisberg - mausoleum in the centre o the Carl Duisberg Pairk next tae the Casino
- NaturGut Ophoven - educational centre for natur in Leverkusen-Opladen
Internaitional relations
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Leverkusen is twinned wi:
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References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
- ↑ "Twin towns". www.ouka.fi. Archived frae the original on 26 Februar 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ↑ (Bracknell Town, part of the Bracknell Forest local authority twinned with Opladen in 1973, Opladen then incorporated with Leverkusen in 1975
- ↑ "Twin towns". www.ratibor.de. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
Literature
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Blaschke, Stefan (1999): Unternehmen und Gemeinde: Das Bayerwerk im Raum Leverkusen 1891-1914 Cologne: SH-Verlag, ISBN 3-89498-068-0 (German)
- Archive o Leverkusen (2005): Leverkusen. Geschichte einer Stadt am Rhein. Bielefeld: Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, ISBN 3-89534-575-X (German)
- Franz Gruß (1987): Geschichte und Porträt der Stadt Leverkusen. Leverkusen: Verlag Anna Gruß, ISBN 3-930478-03-X (German)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Leverkusen. |
- Ceety o Leverkusen
- Ceety o Leverkusen Archived 2020-08-15 at the Wayback Machine (in German)