Pulheim
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Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Administrative region | Cologne |
District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
Population | 53,309 (2005) |
Area | 72.14 km² |
Population density | 739 /km² |
Elevation | 49 m |
Coordinates | 51°0′ N 6°48′ E |
Postal code | 50239-50259 |
Area code | 02238, 02234 |
Licence plate code | BM |
Mayor | Karl-August Morisse |
Website | pulheim.de |
Pulheim is a city in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has 53,692 citizens (2002), and is located at , northwest from Cologne.
Since the 1920s, a large substation of the RWE has been sited at Pulheim. At this substation there is the termination of the north south powerline and a large control center for the powergrid of the RWE.
In the communal reform of 1975 several previously independent municipalities were added to the municipality Pulheim, which received city rights in 1981.
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[edit] Education
The following schools are in the City of Pulheim:
Dietrich-Bonhoeffer Primary School, Pulheim
Cath. Primary School Barbara School, Pulheim
Community Primary School “Im Wäldchen”, Pulheim
Richeza Community Primary School, Pulheim-Brauweiler
Wolfhelm School (Primary School), Pulheim-Dansweiler
Community Primary School Sinnersdorf, Pulheim-Sinnersdorf
Community Primary School Sinthern-Geyen, Pulheim-Sinthern
Christina School (Primary school), Pulheim-Stommeln
Cath Primary School “An der Kopfbuche”, Pulheim-Stommeln
School at the Jahnstrasse, Pulheim
[http://www.ghspulheim.de Community-High-School (Hauptschule) , Pulheim
Marion-Dönhoff-Realschule (High school), Pulheim
Arthur-Koepchen-Realschule (High school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
[http://www. scholl-gymnasium.de Brothers & Sisters Scholl-Gymnasium (High school), Pulheim
Abbey-Gymnasium (High school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
Pope John XXIII School (High school), Pulheim-Stommeln
School for Handicapped Donatus-School (Primary and high school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
[edit] Sport
[edit] Twin towns
Pulheim is twinned with:
[edit] External links
[edit] The City and its Wards
- Website City of Pulheim
- Weblinks from Pulheim
- Website Pulheim Aktuell
- Website Stommeln
- Website Geyen
- Website Brauweiler
- Website Dansweiler
- Website Stommelerbusch