- Mülheim, Cologne
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Mülheim — 9th District of Cologne — river view of Mülheim with Rheinkai and Mülheimer Brücke
Coat of armsLocation of Mülheim shown in red Country Germany Federal state North Rhine-Westphalia City Cologne Area – Total 52.2 km2 (20.2 sq mi) Population (December 2009) – Total 144,419 – Density 2,765/km2 (7,161.3/sq mi) Mülheim (German: Köln-Mülheim) is a city district (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne in Germany and a formerly independent town (Mülheim am Rhein). Mülheim is located on the right bank of the Rhine opposite the old town of Cologne.
The district borders with Leverkusen to the North, Bergisch Gladbach to the East, the Cologne districts of Kalk and Innenstadt to the South. The river Rhine lies west of Mülheim, on the other riverbank lies the Cologne borough of Nippes.
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History
The place was first mentioned (as Mulenheym) in 1098[1] and became a town in 1322; it belonged to the County of Berg. In April 1914, Mülheim was incorporated into Cologne.
Subdivisions
Mülheim consists of nine Stadtteile (city parts):
# City part Population (2009) Area (km²) Pop. per km² map 901 Mülheim 41,021 7,07 5,805 902 Buchforst 7,273 0,83 8,757 903 Buchheim 12,411 2,86 4,345 904 Holweide 20,747 4,11 5,045 905 Dellbrück 21,345 9,95 2,145 906 Höhenhaus 14,778 5,08 2,911 907 Dünnwald 11,685 10,9 1,077 908 Stammheim 7,359 3,75 1,965 909 Flittard 7,800 7,74 1,008 source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (German) Transportation
Mülheim is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station include Köln-Mülheim, Köln-Buchforst, Köln-Dellbrück and Köln-Stammheim, as well as numerous light rail stations of Cologne Stadtbahn line 3, 4, 13 and 18. Bundesautobahn 3 passes through Dellbrück and Dünnwald, as part of the Cologne Beltway.
Rhine bridges
References
External links
- Official webpage of the district (German)
Districts of Cologne I. Innenstadt · II. Rodenkirchen · III. Lindenthal · IV. Ehrenfeld · V. Nippes · VI. Chorweiler · VII. Porz · VIII. Kalk · IX. MülheimCategories:- North Rhine-Westphalia geography stubs
- Mülheim, Cologne
- Boroughs and quarters of Cologne
- 1098 establishments
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