- Wesseling
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Wesseling.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 49
lon_deg = 6 |lon_min = 58
Bundesland = North Rhine-Westphalia
Regierungsbezirk = Cologne
Kreis = Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Höhe = 42 - 62
Fläche = 23.4
Einwohner = 36729
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 50389
Vorwahl = 02236, 02232
Kfz = BM
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 62 040
Gliederung = 4
Straße = Alfons-Müller-Platz
Website = [http://www.wesseling.de/ www.wesseling.de]
Bürgermeister = Günter Ditgens
Partei = CDUWesseling is a city in
Germany , located 20 km south ofCologne , in theRhein-Erft-Kreis . The name Wesseling originates from the time were boats on the river rhine were still pulled by horses. Wessling was a location where horses were changed e.g. "Wechsel die Ling" which means as much as "Changing of the rope". Wesseling is an industrial city on theRhine , home to several chemicals producing companies includingDegussa andBasell , and aRoyal Dutch Shell oil refinery.Town subdivisions
The town Wesseling is subdivided in Wesseling-Middle ("Wesseling-Mitte"), Keldenich, Berzdorf and
Urfeld , as well as the industrial areas "Rheinbogen" and "Eichholz"."Last update: 31st December 2006"
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