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Categories: North Rhine-Westphalia | Town at Oberbergischen Land
Gummersbach
| Coat of arms | Map |
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| Basicdat: | |
| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Regierungsbezirk: | Cologne |
| District: | Oberbergischer Kreis |
| Area: | 95.39 km² |
| Population: | 54.212(12/31/2003) |
| Population density: | 568/km² |
| Elevation: | 200 m Brunohl 519 (Oberrengse ) |
| Postal code: | 51643, 51645, 51647 |
| Area/distance code: | 22-61 (022-61) |
| Location: | 51.033/51°2' N lat. 7.5667/7°34' W long. |
| Municipal code: | 05364012 |
| Car designation: | GM
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| Arrangement of the city: | many districts |
| Address of the city administration: | 1 Rathausplatz Gummersbach 51643 |
| Website: | www.gummersbach.de |
| Politics | |
| Mayor: | Frank Helmenstein CDU |
Gummersbach is a place in the district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located 56 km E of Cologne. It was designated formerly also than lime town, because lime trees lined the main street. Till the 20s of the 20th century the citizens called her town also small Paris.
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History
In 1109 the place the first time was mentioned documentary namely in the lowering of the episcopal Kathedralsteuer for the church in Gummeresbach by Eb. Friedrich. Manner of writing of the first naming: Gummeresbracht.
Gummersbach acquired in the year 1857 town right.
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.
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 |
Places of interest
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.
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.
Hülsenbusch
- The " Protestant church " was rebuilt in the 18th century after a local fire and was equipped baroque.
Population growth
| Year | Population |
| 1890 | 7,748
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| 1910 | 16,050
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| 1953 | 31,557
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| 1957 | 32,150
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| 1977 | 49,285
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| 1990 | 53,120
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| 1995 | 54,462
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| 2000 | 54,314
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| 2002 | 54,318
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| 2003 | 54,212
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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
- Town secondary school Gummersbach-Steinberg
- Town high school - Grotenbach
- Town high school - Moltkestrasse
- 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.
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.
Sport
The men's team VfL Gummersbach was in him of the 1970 years one most successful handball teams of Europe and is till this day after won titles the most successful handball-association team of the world.
Persons
- Heiner Brand, former handball player, now handball coach of the national team
- Jürgen Domian, German Radio moderator
- Bruno Goller, German painter
- Prof. Dr. Rolf Peffekoven, financial scientist
- Hella von Sinnen
- Jan Sosniok, German Film actor
- Fred Viebahn, German writer
- Fritz Eschmann , former District Administrator and member of the German Parliament of SPD
- Dr. Ottmar Kohler, the doctor of Stalingrad
Occasional in Gummersbach lived
- Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Goldenbogen, former upper circle manager
- Prof. Dr. Jürgen Habermas, Germany probably the best-known even more living philosopher
External links
- In German:
- Map and aerial photos
| Towns and municipalities in Oberbergischer Kreis |
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Bergneustadt | Engelskirchen | Gummersbach | Hückeswagen | Lindlar | Marienheide | Morsbach | Nümbrecht | Radevormwald | Reichshof | Waldbröl | Wiehl | Wipperfürth |
Categories: North Rhine-Westphalia | Town at Oberbergischen Land
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