Dormagen

Dormagen (Ripuarian: Dormaje) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss.

Dormagen
Saint Michael Church
Coat of arms
Location of Dormagen within Rhein-Kreis Neuss district
Dormagen
Dormagen
Coordinates: 51°06′N 6°49′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictRhein-Kreis Neuss
Subdivisions16
Government
 • MayorVincent Brodda (SPD)
Area
 • Total85.4 km2 (33.0 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total64,340
 • Density750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
41539–41542
Dialling codes02133, 02182
Vehicle registrationNE & GV
Websitedormagen.de

Geography

Dormagen is situated between Düsseldorf – Cologne – Mönchengladbach on the western bank of the river Rhine.

Division of the town

Dormagen consists of 16 subdivisions (with population figure):

  • Broich: see Gohr
  • Delhoven: 3,690
  • Delrath: 3,082
  • Dormagen Mitte: 5,621
  • Gohr: 2,217 (with Broich)
  • Hackenbroich (with Hackhausen): 8,689
  • Hackhausen see Hackenbroich
  • Horrem: 6,022
  • Knechtsteden:
  • Nievenheim (with Ückerath): 9,553
  • Dormagen Nord: 3,514
  • Rheinfeld: 5,403 (with Piwipp)
  • St. Peter: see Stürzelberg
  • Straberg: 2,840
  • Stürzelberg: 4,643 (with St. Peter)
  • Zons: 5,414 (with Nachtigall)

History

Dormagen was founded 50 AD. Its name was Durnomagus.

Economy

Its main industry and employer is the chemical factory of Bayer AG and since its founding the Covestro AG.

Transportation

The town has three stations (Dormagen, Nievenheim and Dormagen Chempark) on the Lower Left Rhine Railway, linking Cologne and Krefeld.

The German motorway 57 connects Dormagen with the same cities.

Population
Year/Date Citizens
1767585
18352,660
19356,400
19395,552
19508,929
196823,655
196930,498
December 31, 1974¹54,982
December 31, 1975¹55,734
December 31, 1976¹55,962
December 31, 1977¹56,001
December 31, 1978¹56,234
December 31, 1979¹56,802
Date Citizens
December 31, 1980¹57,379
December 31, 1981¹57,639
December 31, 1982¹57,399
December 31, 1983¹56,529
December 31, 1984¹55,274
December 31, 1985¹55,184
December 31, 1986¹55,258
December 31, 1987¹55,693
December 31, 1988¹56,293
December 31, 1989¹56,697
December 31, 1990¹58,018
December 31, 1991¹58,609
December 31, 1992¹59,306
Date Citizens
December 31, 1993¹59,521
December 31, 1994¹59,856
December 31, 1995¹60,547
December 31, 1996¹61,351
December 31, 1997¹61,824
December 31, 1998¹62,187
December 31, 1999¹62,319
December 31, 2000¹62,571
December 31, 2001¹62,992
December 31, 2002¹63,347
December 31, 2003¹63,464
December 31, 2004¹63,501
December 31, 2006¹63,474
December 31, 2008¹63,139
December 31, 2015¹64,064

¹ City of Dormagen

Twin towns

Persons of interest
  • Kai Wolters, actor

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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