Zülpich

Zülpich
Coat of arms
Zülpich
Location of Zülpich within Euskirchen district
Coordinates: 50°42′0″N 6°39′0″E / 50.70000°N 6.65000°E / 50.70000; 6.65000Coordinates: 50°42′0″N 6°39′0″E / 50.70000°N 6.65000°E / 50.70000; 6.65000
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Euskirchen
Government
• Mayor	Albert Bergmann (CDU)
Area
• Total	101 km2 (39 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	20,091
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53909
Dialling codes	02252
Vehicle registration	EU
Website	www.stadt-zuelpich.de

Zülpich is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany between Aachen and Bonn. It belongs to the district of Euskirchen.

The town is commonly agreed to be the site with the Latin name of Tolbiacum, famous for the Battle of Tolbiac, fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alemanni; the traditional date is 496, corrected in many modern accounts to 506. The battle is commemorated in the names of the Rue de Tolbiac and the Tolbiac Métro station in Paris.

Pictures

Zülpich Köln gate

Sinzenich Jewish cemetery

St. Gereon (Dürscheven)

Museum of bathing culture

Sights

• Zülpich Castle
• Wassersportsee Zülpich

Twinnings

• Blaye, France
• Kangasala, Finland
• Elst, Netherlands

Notable people

• Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, (1744-1805), Grand Master of the Order of Malta
• Theodor Weber, (1836-1906), bishop
• Theo Breuer (born 1956), author and editor
• Silke Rottenberg, (born 1972), former national football player, grew up in Zülpich
• Oliver Krischer, (born 1969), biologist and politician (The Greens), Member of Bundestag since 2009, lives in Düren

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Zülpich.