Pulheim

Pulheim (pronunciation ; Ripuarian: Pullem) is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Pulheim
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Pulheim within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Pulheim Show map of Germany Pulheim Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°00′N 6°48′E / 51.000°N 6.800°E / 51.000; 6.800Coordinates: 51°00′N 6°48′E / 51.000°N 6.800°E / 51.000; 6.800
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions	12
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Frank Keppeler^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	72.14 km^2 (27.85 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)^[2]
• Total	54,805
• Density	760/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	50239–50259
Dialling codes	02238 02234 (Brauweiler, Dansweiler, Freimersdorf)
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	www.pulheim.de

Since the 1920s, a large substation of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG (RWE) is located at Pulheim. It is the end of the north south powerline and a large control center for the power grid of the RWE.

In the communal reform of 1975, several previously independent municipalities were added to the municipality Pulheim, which received city rights in 1981. Pulheim consists of 12 quarters (Stadtteile), including Brauweiler, Geyen and Stommeln.

Education

The following schools are in Pulheim:

• Dietrich-Bonhoeffer Primary School, Pulheim
• Catholic Primary School Barbara School, Pulheim
• Community Primary School “Am Buschweg”, formerly known as “Am Wäldchen”, Pulheim
• Richeza Community Primary School, Pulheim-Brauweiler
• Wolfhelm School (primary school), Pulheim-Dansweiler
• Community Primary School Sinnersdorf, Pulheim-Sinnersdorf
• Community Primary School Sinthern-Geyen, Pulheim-Sinthern
• Christina School (primary school), Pulheim-Stommeln
• Catholic Primary School “An der Kopfbuche”, Pulheim-Stommeln
• School at the Jahnstrasse, Pulheim
• Community high school (Hauptschule), Pulheim
• Marion-Dönhoff-Realschule (high school), Pulheim
• Arthur-Koepchen-Realschule (high school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
• Scholl-Siblings-Gymnasium (high school), Pulheim
• Abbey-Gymnasium (high school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
• Papst-Johannes XXIII-Schule (Italian: Scuola Papa Giovanni XXIII; "Pope John XXIII School") (high school), Pulheim-Stommeln
• School for Handicapped Donatus-School (primary and high school), Pulheim-Brauweiler

Economy

• RWE
• RWE Power AG

Sport

• Pulheimer SC
• Linde German Masters, golf
• FFC Brauweiler
• SC Germania Geyen, football club
• TUS Schwarz Weiss Brauweiler
• Pulheim Gophers Baseballteam
• The Raging Abbots Baseballteam
• Reha-Sport-Verein

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Pulheim is twinned with:^[3]

•   Fareham, England, United Kingdom
•   Guidel, France

References

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
3. "Städtepartnerschaften". pulheim.de (in German). Pulheim. Retrieved 2021-03-11.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pulheim.

• Official website
• Pulheim news
• Website Stommeln
• Website Geyen
• Website Brauweiler
• Website Dansweiler
• History Club of Pulheim
• Tourist board for the Rhein-Erft area