Stommeln

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Basics
Country: North Rhine-Westphalia
District: Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Area: 2.54 km²
Residents: 9.244 (31. May 2006)
Altitude: 49 m
Postal code: 50259
Area code: 02238
Licence plate code: BM
Coordinates: 51° n. Br.
6° ö. L.
Politics
Mayor (Pulheim): Dr. K.-A. Morisse

Stommeln is a small village in the north-west of Cologne, Germany. It has got over 9000 inhabitants

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[edit] Geography

Stommeln is part of the Town of Pulheim. Its most recognisable feature is the old mill.

Belonging to Stommeln:
Stommelerbusch (882 residents)
Ingendorf (92 residents)

[edit] Culture and sights

[edit] Synagogue Project Stommeln

The Synagogue in Stommeln was built in 1882. It resisted the Nazi pogroms. Since 1991 there is an annual exhibition of an international artist.

1991 Jannis Kounellis
1992 Richard Serra
1993 Georg Baselitz
1994 Mischa Kuball
1995 Eduardo Chillida
1996 Maria Nordman
1997 Carl Andre
1998 Rebecca Horn
1999 Erich Reusch
2000 Giuseppe Penone
2001 Roman Signer
2002 Lawrence Weiner
2003 Rosemarie Trockel
2004 Richard Long
2005 Sol LeWitt
2006 Santiago Sierra
2007 Max Neuhaus

[edit] Distinguished or important personage

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 51°01′11″N, 6°45′35″E

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