Stommeln

Stommeln
village of Pulheim
Stommeln
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Town Pulheim
Basic statistics
Area 254 km2 (98 sq mi)
Elevation 49 m  (161 ft)
Population 8,157  (31 July 2007)
 - Density 32 /km2 (83 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 50259
Area code 02238

Stommeln is a village in the north-west of Cologne, Germany. It has got over 8000 inhabitants.

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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)

Culture and sights

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[1]
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
2008 Maurizio Cattelan

Distinguished or important personage

Footnotes

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