Zülpich

Zülpich is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany between Aachen and Bonn. It belongs to the district of Euskirchen.

"Tolbiac" redirects here. For the metro station, see Tolbiac (Paris Métro).
Zülpich
Coat of arms
Location of Zülpich within Euskirchen district
BlankenheimKallDahlem
Zülpich
Zülpich
Coordinates: 50°42′0″N 6°39′0″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictEuskirchen
SubdivisionsKernstadt and 20 villages
Government
 • MayorUlf Huertgen (CDU)
Area
 • Total101 km2 (39 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total20,332
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53909
Dialling codes02252
Vehicle registrationEU
Websitewww.stadt-zuelpich.de

The town is commonly agreed to be the site with the Latin name of Tolbiacum, famous for the Battle of Tolbiac, fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alemanni; the traditional date is 496, corrected in many modern accounts to 506. The battle is commemorated in the names of the Rue de Tolbiac and the Tolbiac Métro station in Paris.

Incorporations

On 1 January 1969 the former municipalities of Bessenich, Dürscheven, Enzen, Langendorf, Linzenich-Lövenich, Merzenich, Nemmenich, Oberelvenich, Rövenich, Sinzenich, Ülpenich, Weiler in der Ebene and Wichterich were incorporated into the borough of Zülpich.[2] On 1 January 1972 Bürvenich, Füssenich and Schwerfen (part of Veytal) were added.[3]

Pictures
Zülpich's Cologne gate
Sinzenich's Jewish cemetery
St. Gereon (Dürscheven)
Museum of Bathing Culture

Sights

Twinnings

Notable people

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. Martin Bünermann (1970), Die Gemeinden des ersten Neugliederungsprogramms in Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German), Köln: Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, p. 88
  3. Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering (1975), Die Gemeinden und Kreise nach der kommunalen Gebietsreform in Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German), Köln: Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, ISBN 3-555-30092-X



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