Dormagen

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Dormagen
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Dormagen
Coordinates: 51°06′N6°49′E / 51.100°N 6.817°E / 51.100; 6.817
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Düsseldorf
District Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Subdivisions16
Government
   Mayor (202025) Erik Lierenfeld [1] (SPD)
Area
  Total85.4 km2 (33.0 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
  Total65,170
  Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
41539–41542
Dialling codes 02133, 02182
Vehicle registration NE & GV
Website dormagen.de

Dormagen (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʁmaːɡn̩] ; Ripuarian: Dormaje) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss.

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Geography

Dormagen is situated between DüsseldorfCologneMönchengladbach on the western bank of the river Rhine.

Division of the town

Dormagen consists of 16 subdivisions (with population figure):

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.

Transport

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/DateCitizens
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
DateCitizens
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
DateCitizens
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 – sister cities

Dormagen is twinned with: [3]

Notable people

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References

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