Rösrath (German:[ˈʁøːsˌʁaːt]; Kölsch: Röhsroth[ˈʁœs²ˌʁɔt²])[what does "²" mean?] is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The earliest known documents mentioning the settlement Rösrath can be found in documents dated to 1356. There have been findings of Paleolithic and Mesolithic tools in the town area Forsbach. The community was elevated to the town status in 2001.
Geography
Rösrath is located in the immediate vicinity of Cologne. The municipal area of Rösrath is bordering on the south-eastern city limits of Cologne. Therefore, from Cologne's point of view Rösrath is called a Gateway to the Berg region (Bergisches Land).
The municipal area partly extends over the nature reserves of the Wahner Heide and Königsforst.
Local government
Council, elections in May 2014:
CDU 17 seats
SPD 12 seats
Alliance 90/The greens 6 seats
FDP 4 seats
Alternative für Deutschland / AfD 2 seats
The Left 2 seats
BfR (Bürger für Rösrath-Citizens for Rösrath) 1 seat
Dieter von Niessen 1 seat
Kacem Bitich (independent),[3][4] 1 seat
Mayors
Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of Rösrath consists of two areas:
The upper area shows the red lion of Berg with blue crown, tongue and claws. The lion appears in most of the coats of arms in the district of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis.
The lower area shows a hunting horn with a green background. It symbolizes the Königsforst, in former times a popular hunting district of the earls of Berg.
Culture
Eulenbroich Castle in the carnival parade
Rösrath is known for the Rose Monday Parade, organized every year.
Landmarks
Gateway of Eulenbroich Castle
The gateway of Eulenbroich Castle is virtually the landmark of Rösrath. This "gateway to the Berg region" (Bergisches Land) is used as logo on the letterheads and internet pages of the town council.
Rainer Brüninghaus (born 1949), jazz pianist and composer, has been living in Rösrath since 1976
Anke Engelke (born 1965), actor and comedian, graduated from the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule in Rösrath in 1984
References
^Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
^"Parteien in Rösrath: Weiteres Mitglied hat die AfD verlassen". Kölner Stadtanzeiger (in German). 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
^"Erfolg der Rechtspopulisten: die AfD im Hamburger Landtag" (in German). Frontal 21. 2015-02-18. Archived from the original (flv) on 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-03-10. Videomitschnitt
^"Städtepartnerschaften". roesrath.de (in German). Rösrath. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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