Dormagen
Encyclopedia
Dormagen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss
.
– Cologne
– Mönchengladbach
on the western bank of the river Rhine.
, Nievenheim
and Dormagen Bayerwerk
) on the Lower Left Rhine Railway, linking Cologne and Krefeld
.
The German motorway 57
connects Dormagen with the same cities.
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Date
Citizens
December 31, 1980¹
57,379
December 31, 1981¹
57,639
December 31, 1982¹
57,399
December 31, 1983¹
56,529
December 31, 1984¹
55,274
December 31, 1985¹
55,184
December 31, 1986¹
55,258
December 31, 1987¹
55,693
December 31, 1988¹
56,293
December 31, 1989¹
56,697
December 31, 1990¹
58,018
December 31, 1991¹
58,609
December 31, 1992¹
59,306
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Date
Citizens
December 31, 1993¹
59,521
December 31, 1994¹
59,856
December 31, 1995¹
60,547
December 31, 1996¹
61,351
December 31, 1997¹
61,824
December 31, 1998¹
62,187
December 31, 1999¹
62,319
December 31, 2000¹
62,571
December 31, 2001¹
62,992
December 31, 2002¹
63,347
December 31, 2003¹
63,464
December 31, 2004¹
63,501
December 31, 2006¹
63,474
December 31, 2008¹
63,139
¹ City of Dormagen
, Castile and León, Spain – Saint-André-lez-Lille
, France – Kiryat Ono, Israel
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Neuss is a Kreis in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Nearby are the urban districts Mönchengladbach, Krefeld, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, the districts Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Düren, Heinsberg and the district Viersen.-History:...
.
Geography
Dormagen is situated between DüsseldorfDüsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
– Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
– Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach , formerly known as Münchengladbach, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border....
on the western bank of the river Rhine.
Division of the town
Dormagen consists of 16 subdivisions (with population figure):- Broich: see Gohr
- Delhoven: 3690
- Delrath: 3082
- Dormagen Mitte: 5621
- Gohr: 2217 (with Broich)
- Hackenbroich (with Hackhausen): 8689
- Hackhausen see Hackenbroich
- Horrem: 6022
- Knechtsteden:
- Nievenheim (with Ückerath): 9553
- Dormagen Nord: 3514
- Rheinfeld: 5403 (with Piwipp)
- St. Peter: see Stürzelberg
- Straberg: 2840
- Stürzelberg: 4643 (with St. Peter)
- Zons: 5414 (with Nachtigall)
Transportation
The town has three stations (DormagenDormagen station
Dormagen station is a station in the city of Dormagen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, on the Sülz Valley Railway. It is served by the Rhein-Münsterland-Express , operated hourly, and S-Bahn line S 12, operated at 20 minute intervals. It has three platform tracks....
, Nievenheim
Nievenheim station
Nievenheim station is a station in the district of Nievenheim in the town of Dormagen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Lower Left Rhine Railway and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station...
and Dormagen Bayerwerk
Dormagen Bayerwerk station
Dormagen Bayerwerk station is a station in the Bayer works in the town of Dormagen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Lower Left Rhine Railway and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. The station was opened briefly during World War I as Hackenbroich...
) on the Lower Left Rhine Railway, linking Cologne and Krefeld
Krefeld
Krefeld , also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine...
.
The German motorway 57
Bundesautobahn 57
The Bundesautobahn 57 is a German Autobahn that begins at the Dutch-German border near Goch and ends in Köln. It runs parallel to the Rhine River. Neuss and Krefeld are the biggest cities at this motorway. The A 57 is continuation of the Dutch A77...
connects Dormagen with the same cities.
Population
| class="wikitable"> | Year/Date | Citizens |
|---|---|
| 1767 | 585 |
| 1835 | 2,660 |
| 1935 | 6,400 |
| 1939 | 5,552 |
| 1950 | 8,929 |
| 1968 | 23,655 |
| 1969 | 30,498 |
| December 31, 1974¹ | 54,982 |
| December 31, 1975¹ | 55,734 |
| December 31, 1976¹ | 55,962 |
| December 31, 1977¹ | 56,001 |
| December 31, 1978¹ | 56,234 |
| December 31, 1979¹ | 56,802 |
¹ City of Dormagen
Twin towns
– ToroToro, Zamora
Toro is a town and municipality in the province of Zamora, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is located on a fertile high plain, northwest of Madrid at an elevation of 740 meters....
, Castile and León, Spain – Saint-André-lez-Lille
Saint-André-lez-Lille
Saint-André-lez-Lille is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.-Heraldry:-References:*...
, France – Kiryat Ono, Israel