Troisdorf
Troisdorf | |
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 City hall of Troisdorf | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Troisdorf within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district  | |
Köln | |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Alexander Biber[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.17 km2 (24.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 76,251 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53840, 53842, 53844 |
| Dialling codes | 02241, 02203, 02246, 0228 |
| Vehicle registration | SU |
| Website | www.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.[3]
Division of the city
Troisdorf consists of 12 districts (population as of April 2014):[3]
- 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 became a free
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
In April 2014, Troisdorf had a population of 76,435 according to official records.[3] 11% of the population were 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 whose mosque includes a minaret; it was 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)
- 2009–2020: Klaus-Werner Jablonski (CDU)
- 2020–incumbent: Alexander Biber (CDU)
Notable places
Europe's only picture-book museum is located in Troisdorf at the Wissem Castle.
Twin towns – sister cities
Évry-Courcouronnes, France (1972)
Genk, Belgium (1990)
Heidenau, Germany (1990)
Redcar and Cleveland, United Kingdom (1990)
Corfu, Greece (1996)
Nantong, China (1997)
Özdere, Turkey (2004)
Notable people
- Erasmus
- Walter Stern (1896–1970), art critic and broadcaster
- Paul Schäfer (1921–2010), cult leader, founder of Colonia Dignidad
- Rupert Neudeck (1939–2016), humanitarian worker, founder of the Cap Anamur
- Tom Buhrow (born 1958), news anchor
- Sebastian Pufpaff (born 1976), comedian
- Lena Schöneborn (born 1986), pentathlonist, Olympic champion
- Sabine Lisicki (born 1989), tennis player
- Mitchell Weiser (born 1994), footballer
- Fabian Schiller (born 1997), racing driver
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Willkommen in Troisdorf / Zahlen – Daten – Fakten" (PDF) (in German). Stadt Troisdorf. p. 3. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Partner- und Patenstädte". troisdorf.de (in German). Troisdorf. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in German)
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