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Bergheim
Bergheim
Town
	"Aachener Tor" Landmark of Bergheim
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bergheim within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions	15
Government
• Mayor	Maria Pfordt (CDU)
Area
• Total	96.33 km2 (37.19 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	62,172
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	50126, 50127, 50129
Dialling codes	02271
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	Kreisstadt Bergheim Template:De icon

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Bergheim is a German city 20 km west of Cologne and the capital of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis. The city's Niederaußem district is one of the most important suppliers for energy from lignites in Europe.

Over 700 years old church St. Johann Baptist (Niederaußem)

Geography

Bergheim is about 20 km west of Cologne, approximately 72 metres above sea level. The highest point is the Glessener Höhe (Glessen Height) at 204 metres. The Erft River flows nearby. The city lies in the Zülpicher Börde, which belongs to the Kölner Bucht. Economically and geographically Bergheim is in the Rhenish lignite coalfield.

History

Dating from about 4000 BC there is a grave hill field in Niederaußem. Around 50 BC the Romans settled in Bergheim. They constructed the major Roman road, the Via Belgica, that crossed the area where Bergheim is today. Later the Franks took control over the region. In the Middle Ages Bergheim was granted city rights and later became part of the county Jülich. In the 19th and 20th century Bergheim grew rapidly through the settlement of industry based on the local lignite coal. In World War II the Wesseling synthetic oil plant was bombed during the Oil Campaign of World War II. Then in April 1944 a large underground plant for synthetic oil manufactured from lignite was set up outside Bergheim.^[2]

Districts

Ahe
Auenheim
Bergheim-Mitte
Büsdorf
Fliesteden
Glesch
Glessen
Kenten
Niederaußem
Oberaußem
Paffendorf
Quadrath-Ichendorf
Rheidt-Hüchelhoven
Thorr
Zieverich

Points of interest

Points of interest are the Niederaussem Power Station with the world's tallest cooling tower as well as the Naturpark Kottenforst-Ville.

References

^ "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.
^ "Meeting No. 45/6" (pdf). Enemy Oil Intelligence Committee. February 6, 1945. Retrieved 2009-03-22.

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[1] "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.

[2] "Meeting No. 45/6" (pdf). Enemy Oil Intelligence Committee. February 6, 1945. Retrieved 2009-03-22.

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 == Geography ==
-Bergheim is about 20&nbsp;km  west of Cologne as the crow flies, approximately 72 metres above sea level. The highest point is the Glessener Höhe (Glessen Height) at 204 metres. The [[Erft]] River flows nearby. The city lies in the Zülpicher Börde, which belongs to the [[Kölner Bucht]]. Economically and geographically Bergheim is in the Rhenish lignite coalfield.
+Bergheim is about 20&nbsp;km west of Cologne, approximately 72 metres above sea level. The highest point is the Glessener Höhe (Glessen Height) at 204 metres. The [[Erft]] River flows nearby. The city lies in the Zülpicher Börde, which belongs to the [[Kölner Bucht]]. Economically and geographically Bergheim is in the Rhenish lignite coalfield.
 == History ==