Gummersbach

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Gummersbach


Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region	Cologne
District	Oberbergischer Kreis
Population	54,306 (2005)
Area	95.39 km²
Population density	558 /km²
Elevation	200-519 m
Coordinates	51°2′ N 7°34′ E
Postal code	51643-51647
Area code	02261, 02266
Licence plate code	GM
Mayor	Frank Helmenstein (CDU)
Website	gummersbach.de

Gummersbach is a city in the district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located 56 km east of Cologne. In the past it was nicknamed "the Lime Tree Town", because lime trees lined the main street. Till the 1920's citizen of Gummersbach also used to call their town "small Paris".

1 History
2 The coat of arms
3 Communities, Localities and Villages
4 Places of interest
5 Population growth
6 Schools in Gummersbach
7 Twin towns
8 Sport
9 Famous people
- 9.1 Lived some time in Gummersbach
10 External links

[edit] History

In 1109 Gummersbach was mentioned in official documents for the very first time. The document in question concerned the lowering of the episcopal Cathedral Tax for the church in Gummersbach by Eb. Friedrich. At that time the name of the town was spelled as Gummeresbracht. Gummersbach received charter in 1857. A survey about the most important historical events under: Marksteine Gummersbacher Geschichte

[edit] The coat of arms

The arms were granted on July 27, 1892.

Gummersbach developed rapidly from a small village to a large city during the early 19th century, due to the metal and textile industry. The right part of the arms thus show a spindle as a symbol for the textile industry. The left part shows the arms of the Counts of the Mark, as the area belonged to the Mark since 1287.

[edit] Communities, Localities and Villages

Apfelbaum - Becke - Berghausen - Bernberg - Birnbaum - Börnchen - Bracht - Bredenbruch - Brink - Bruch - Brunohl - Bünghausen - Deitenbach - Derschlag - Dieringhausen - Drieberhausen - Dümmlinghausen - Elbach - Erbland - Erlenhagen - Flaberg - Frömmersbach - Grünenthal - Gummeroth - Hardt - Hardt-Hanfgarten - Helberg - Herreshagen - Hesselbach - Höfen -Hömel - Hülsenbusch - Hunstig - Kalkuhl - Karlskamp - Koverstein - Lantenbach - Lieberhausen - Liefenroth - Lobscheid - Lützinghausen - Luttersiefen - Mühle - Neuenhaus - Neuenschmiede - Niedergelpe - Niedernhagen - Niederseßmar - Nochen - Oberrengse - Ohmig -Peisel - Piene - Rebbelroth - Recklinghausen - Reininghausen - Remmelsohl - Rodt - Rospe - Schneppsiefen - Schönenberg - Schusterburg - Sonnenberg - Steinenbrück - Straße - Strombach - Unnenberg - Veste - Vollmerhausen - Waldesruh - Wasserfuhr - Windhagen - Wörde - Würden

	North: Marienheide
West: Engelskirchen	Gummersbach	East: Bergneustadt
	South: Wiehl

[edit] Places of interest

[edit] Center

The Old castle, in 1700 from at that time senior civil servant "Pollmann" built the house residential building which lies in the today's center in pedestrian precinct with Kaiserstrasse.

[edit] Lieberhausen

Colored church, a Protestant church with Middle Ages to lichen cover paintings.
In a restaurant compared with the church one can eat Lieberhausen pancake.

[edit] Hülsenbusch

The " Protestant church " was rebuilt in the 18th century after a local fire and was equipped baroque.

[edit] Population growth

Year	Population
1890	7,748
1910	16,050
1953	31,557
1957	32,150
1977	49,285
1990	53,120
1995	54,462
2000	54,314
2002	54,318
2003	54,212

[edit] Schools in Gummersbach

Communal elementary school Gummersbach-Körnerstrasse
Communal elementary school Gummersbach-Bernberg
Jakob Moreno school, school for learning-disabled children
Town secondary school Gummersbach-Hepel, http://www.rs-hepel.de/
Town secondary school Gummersbach-Steinberg
Town high school - Grotenbach
Town high school - Moltkestrasse, http://www.gym-moltke.de/
Occupational lecture Gummersbach
Business school Gummersbach
Advanced technical college of Cologne, campus Gummersbach
Educational centrum upper mountain for technology and economy
Music school Gummersbach e. V.

[edit] Twin towns

Burg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (since November 1, 1990)
Afandou - Rhodes, Greece (since 16th October 2001)
La Roche-sur-Yon, France (since 1968)
Lebork, Poland (formerly Lauenburg), it amicable relations - no partnership exist. 1955 sold have the Oberbergische Kreis and the town Gummersbach a sponsorship for from Lauenburg coming assumed which meet all 2 years in Gummersbach.

[edit] Sport

The men's team VfL Gummersbach was one of the most successful handball teams of Europe in the 1970's and is till this day after won titles the most recognized team in the world.

[edit] Famous people

Heiner Brand, former handball player, now handball coach of the national team
Jürgen Domian, German Radio host
Bruno Goller, German painter
Prof. Dr. Rolf Peffekoven, financial scientist
Hella von Sinnen, German TV
Jan Sosniok, German Film actor
Fred Viebahn, German writer (see http://www.people.virginia.edu/~fv5w/ )
Fritz Eschmann , former District Administrator and member of the German parliament of SPD
Dr. Ottmar Kohler, the doctor of Stalingrad