Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr () and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg,

Essen Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...

Oberhausen Oberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Rout ...

and Ratingen. It is home to many companies, especially in the food industry, such as the Aldi Süd Company, the Harke Group and the Tengelmann Group. Mülheim received its town charter in 1808, and 100 years later the population exceeded 100,000, making Mülheim officially a city. At the time of the city's 200th anniversary with approximately 170,000 residents, it was counted among the smaller cities of Germany.

Geography

Geographical location

Mülheim an der Ruhr is located to the southwest of

in the Ruhr valley. Ruhrtalbruecke-Sonnenuntergang

Geology

The northern foothills of the

Rhenish Massif The Rhenish Massif, Rhine Massif or Rhenish Uplands (german: Rheinisches Schiefergebirge, : 'Rhenish Slate Uplands') is a geologic massif in western Germany, eastern Belgium, Luxembourg and northeastern France. It is drained centrally, south to n ...

are characterised by the distinctive rock formation of the bare mountain slopes through which run coal-bearing layers which formed during the

carboniferous The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ...

period. Here the Ruhr cuts more than 50 meters deep into this Mittelgebirge. This natural erosion partly uncovered these mineable black coal deposits, which enabled their exploration and extraction using adits. However, the coal-rich layers became ever deeper as one progressed northward, which required setting up mines to extract the black coal. In contrast, the broad

bayou In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou () is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek. They ...

(dead arm of a river) of Styrum borough is characteristic of the features of the Lower Rhine Plain.''

Transport

The U18 metro line connects the city with

Politics

Mayor

The current Mayor of Mülheim is Marc Buchholz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows: ! rowspan=2 colspan=2, Candidate ! rowspan=2, Party ! colspan=2, First round ! colspan=2, Second round , - ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Marc Buchholz , align=left, Christian Democratic Union , 16,479 , 25.4 , 27,716 , 56.9 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Monika Griefahn , align=left, Social Democratic Party , 16,385 , 25.3 , 20,984 , 43.1 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Wilhelm Steitz , align=left,

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (german: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, ), often simply referred to as the Greens ( ), is a Green politics, green List of political parties in Germany, political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 as the merger of The Greens ...

, 10,178 , 15.7 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Horst Bilo , align=left, Independent , 5,394 , 8.3 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Jürgen Abeln , align=left, Independent , 4,907 , 7.6 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Andreas Brings , align=left, Die PARTEI , 3,940 , 6.1 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Alexander von Wrese , align=left,

Alternative for Germany Alternative for Germany (german: link=no, Alternative für Deutschland, AfD; ) is a right-wing populist * * * * * * * political party in Germany. AfD is known for its opposition to the European Union, as well as immigration to Germany. I ...

, 3,920 , 6.0 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Amrei Debatin , align=left,

Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party is the name of several political parties around the world. It usually designates a party ideologically based on liberalism. Current parties with that name include: *Free Democratic Party (Germany), a liberal political party in ...

, 1,853 , 2.9 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Jochen Dirk Hartmann , align=left, Independent , 945 , 1.5 , - , , align=left, Martin Ulrich Fritz , align=left, Civic Awakening Mülheim , 808 , 1.2 , - ! colspan=3, Valid votes ! 64,809 ! 98.7 ! 48,700 ! 98.6 , - ! colspan=3, Invalid votes ! 879 ! 1.3 ! 679 ! 1.4 , - ! colspan=3, Total ! 65,688 ! 100.0 ! 49,379 ! 100.0 , - ! colspan=3, Electorate/voter turnout ! 130,571 ! 50.3 ! 130,561 ! 37.8 , - , colspan=7, Source
State Returning Officer

City council

The Mülheim city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: ! colspan=2, Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) , 16,970 , 26.3 , 0.9 , 14 , 1 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

(Grüne) , 15,097 , 23.4 , 12.4 , 13 , 7 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Social Democratic Party (SPD) , 13,765 , 21.3 , 10.2 , 12 , 5 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

(AfD) , 4,629 , 7.2 , 1.9 , 4 , 1 , - , , align=left, Mülheimer Citizens' Initiative (MBI) , 3,043 , 4.7 , 5.4 , 3 , 2 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

(FDP) , 3,003 , 4.7 , 0.7 , 3 , ±0 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Die PARTEI (PARTEI) , 2,866 , 4.4 , New , 2 , New , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, The Left (Die Linke) , 1,751 , 2.7 , 1.4 , 1 , 1 , - , , align=left, We From Mülheim (WIR) , 1,560 , 2.4 , 1.0 , 1 , ±0 , - , , align=left, Civic Awakening Mülheim (BAMH) , 1,173 , 1.8 , New , 1 , New , - , colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey, , - , , align=left, Alliance for Education (BüfBi) , 424 , 0.7 , 0.3 , 0 , 1 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Independents , 226 , 0.4 , – , 0 , – , - ! colspan=2, Valid votes ! 64,507 ! 98.3 ! ! ! , - ! colspan=2, Invalid votes ! 1,144 ! 1.7 ! ! ! , - ! colspan=2, Total ! 65,651 ! 100.0 ! ! 54 ! ±0 , - ! colspan=2, Electorate/voter turnout ! 130,571 ! 50.3 ! 0.0 ! ! , - , colspan=7, Source
State Returning Officer

Twin towns – sister cities

Mülheim an der Ruhr is

twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...

with: *

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

, England, UK (1953) * Tours, France (1962) *

Opole Opole (; german: Oppeln ; szl, Ôpole) ; * Silesian: ** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole'' ** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole'' * Silesian German: ''Uppeln'' * Czech: ''Opolí'' * Latin: ''Oppelia'', ''Oppolia'', ''Opulia'' is a city loc ...

, Poland (1989) *

Kfar Saba Kfar Saba ( he, כְּפַר סָבָא), officially Kefar Sava, is a city in the Sharon region, of the Central District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 110,456, making it the 16th-largest city in Israel. The population of Kfar Saba i ...

, Israel (1993) * Beykoz, Turkey (2007) * Kouvola, Finland (2009)

Notable sports clubs

* 1. FC Mülheim (founded 1923), a

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

* VfB Speldorf (founded 1919), a football club *

HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim Hockey- und Tennisclub Uhlenhorst e.V. Mülheim, also known as HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim, is a German professional field hockey club based in Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are one of the most successful German field hockey clubs having won n ...

(founded 1920), a field hockey club

Notable companies

* Plus (founded 1972), a supermarket chain * Tengelmann (founded 1867), a holding company * Aldi Süd Company (founded 1946 (split in two parts in 1960, renamed to Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd in 1962)), a discount supermarket chains

Notable people

Bundesarchiv Bild 102-06788, Fritz Thyssen

* Wilhelm Rittenhausen (1644–1708), founder of the first

paper mill A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt, ...

in North America *

Gerhard Tersteegen Gerhard Tersteegen (25 November 1697 – 3 April 1769), was a German Reformed religious writer and hymnist. Life Tersteegen was born in Moers, at that time the principal city of a county belonging to the House of Orange-Nassau that formed a Pr ...

(1697–1769),

Reformed Reform is beneficial change Reform may also refer to: Media * ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang * Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group * ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine *''Reforme'' ("Reforms"), initial name of the ...

religious writer *

Carl Arnold Kortum Carl Arnold Kortum (July 5, 1745 – August 15, 1824) was a German physician, but best known for his writing and poetry. Born in Mülheim, Kortum studied medicine and was from 1771 physician in Bochum, where he died in 1824. Kortum wrote severa ...

(1745–1824), physician, writer and poet *

August Bungert Friedrich August Bungert (14 March 1845 – 26 October 1915) was a German opera composer and poet. Biography Early life Bungert was born in Mülheim. His unusual musical talent was noticed and nurtured at high school by his teacher, Hein ...

(1845–1915), opera composer and poet *

Wilibald Nagel Wilibald Nagel (also ''Willibald Nagel'', (12 January 1863 – 17 October 1929) was a German musicologist and music critic. Life and career Born in Mülheim an der Ruhr Nagel, son of the Lieder and oratorio singer Siegfried Nagel (d. 1874), st ...

(1863–1929), musicologist * Hugo Stinnes (1870–1924), industrialist and founder of the German People's Party * Fritz Thyssen (1873–1951), industrialist associated with the Nazi Party *

Carl Otto von Eicken Carl Otto von Eicken (31 December 1873, Mülheim an der Ruhr – 29 June 1960, Heilbronn) was a German otorhinolaryngologist. Biography He studied medicine at the universities of Kiel, Geneva, Munich, Berlin, and Heidelberg, where he served as an a ...

(1873–1960),

otorhinolaryngologist Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...

* Heinrich Thyssen (1875–1947), German-Hungarian entrepreneur and art collector *

Arthur Kaufmann Arthur Kaufmann (4 April 1872 in Iași, Romania – 25 July 1938 in Vienna) was an Austrian attorney, philosopher and chess master. Life Kaufmann was the second son of a wealthy, Jewish merchant family in Iaşi, Romania. In early childhood, he m ...

(1888–1971), painter * Walter Hartmann (1891–1977), general of artillery in World War II * Otto Pankok (1893–1966), painter, printmaker and sculptor * Otto Roelen (1897–1993), chemist * Karl Ziegler (1898–1973), chemist, Nobel Prize winner * Clärenore Stinnes (1901–1990), car racer, the first person to circumnavigate the world by automobile * Werner Best (1903–1989), jurist, police chief and Nazi leader * Carl Balhaus (1905–1968), actor and director * Fritz Buchloh (1909–1998), footballer * Günther Smend (1912–1944), officer and a resistance fighter involved in the July 20 Plot to

assassinate Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a ...

Adolf Hitler *

Johannes Bölter Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

(1915–1987),

German Army The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...

tank commander during World War II * Karl Albrecht (1920–2014), entrepreneur, Aldi founder * Theo Albrecht (1922–2010), entrepreneur, Aldi founder * Wilhelm Knabe (1923–2021), ecologist, pacifist, civil servant, politician and co-founder of the Green Party in Germany * Wim Thoelke (1927–1995), TV entertainer * Hermann Bottenbruch (1928–2019), mathematician and computer scientist *

Jürgen Sundermann Hans-Jürgen Sundermann (25 January 1940 – 4 October 2022) was a German football manager and player who played as a midfielder. Playing career Sundermann played his youth football with local club 1. FC Mülheim. In 1958 he signed for Rot-We ...

(born 1940), football player and manager * Hans Walitza (born 1945), football player and manager * Rudolf Seliger (born 1951), footballer *

Bodo Hombach Bodo Hombach (born 19 August 1952) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Early life and education Bodo Hombach was born in Mülheim on the Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia. After training to become a telecommunicat ...

(born 1952), politician ( SPD) * Monika Griefahn (born 1954), politician (SPD) * Hans-Günter Bruns (born 1954), footballer * Helge Schneider (born 1955), comedian, musician, author, film and theatre director and actor *

Ralph Morgenstern Ralph Morgenstern (born as Ralph Morgenstern-Nolting on 3 October 1956) is a German actor and TV host. Morgenstern was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr. He works in theatre, film, and on German TV. Morgenstern has one daughter and has lived togeth ...

(born 1956), television presenter and actor *

Albrecht von Croÿ Albrecht von Croÿ (born 1959 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German and journalist. He is managing editor of the ''Handelsblatt'' since 1 August 2003. He worked for the ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'' from 1989 until he ...

(born 1958), journalist * Ulla Kock am Brink (born 1961), television presenter * Hannelore Kraft (born 1961), politician (SPD) and

Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia The Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Ministerpräsident des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen), also referred to as Premier or Prime Minister, is the head of government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (''NRW''). Th ...

Ralf Lübke Ralf Lübke (born 17 June 1965 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a retired West German athlete who specialized in the 200 metres. Biography At the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea he helped win the 4 × 400 metres relay bronze meda ...

(born 1965), athlete *

Carolin Emcke Carolin Emcke (born 18 August 1967) is a German author and journalist who worked for ''Der Spiegel'' from 1998 to 2006, often writing from areas of conflicts. From 2007 to 2014, she worked as an international reporter for ''Die Zeit''. Her book '' ...

(born 1967), journalist *

Willi Landgraf Wilfried "Willi" Landgraf (born 29 August 1968) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender and made a record 508 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga. Playing career Landgraf was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr and joined th ...

(born 1968), footballer *

Sven Meinhardt Sven Meinhardt (born 28 September 1971 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a former field hockey forward from Germany, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A player fro ...

(born 1971), field hockey player, Olympic winner * André Lenz (born 1973), footballer * Lars Burgsmüller (born 1975), tennis player * Marion Rodewald (born 1976), field hockey player, Olympic winner *

Kai Gehring Kai Gehring (born 26 December 1977) is a German politician of the Green Party who has been serving as a Member of the German Parliament since 2005. Early life and education After receiving his Abitur in Velbert, Gehring majored in social scienc ...

(born 1977), politician *

Felix Erdmann Felix Erdmann (born 4 April 1978 in Mülheim) is a German rowing cox. References * 1978 births Living people German male rowers Sportspeople from Mülheim Rowers from North Rhine-Westphalia German coxswains (rowing) World ...

(born 1978), rowing cox *

Simone Hanselmann Simone Hanselmann (born 6 December 1979) is a German actress. She started as a model and from 1998 to 1999, she played the role the bulimic schizophrenic model Anna Meisner (also Judith Unger and Susi) in the series '' Gute Zeiten, schlechte Z ...

(born 1979), actress *

Salih Altın Salih Altın (born 17 July 1987 in Mulheim an der Ruhr) is a German football player, who is currently playing for Duisburger FV 08. Career Altın played in youth for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, SG Wattenscheid 09 and FC Schalke 04. In 2006 he moved ...

(born 1987), footballer *

Bobby Gunns Robert Schild (born 28 December 1992), better known by his ring name Bobby Gunns, is a German professional wrestler. He works for Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). Professional wrestling career Schild comes from an amateur wrestling background, ...

(born 1992), professional wrestler *

Jonathan Rommelmann Jonathan Rommelmann (born 18 December 1994) is a German rower. He won a medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships The 2019 World Rowing Championships were held in Ottensheim, Austria from 25 August to 1 September 2019. Apart from Otten ...

(born 1994), Olympic medalist *

Stephanie Stebich Stephanie Antoinette Franziska Stebich (born January 26, 1966 in Mülheim) is a German-born American art historian and curator. Stebich is currently the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Career Born in Ger ...

(born 1966), art historian

Gallery

File:Schloss-Broich-2013-01-Alternative.jpg, Courtyard of Schloss Broich File:Rathaus-Muelheim-Nordseite-2013.jpg, Town Hall File:MH-Stadthalle-2011.jpg, Mülheim Stadthalle File:Mülheim an der Ruhr, straatzicht3 Aktienstraße foto2 2012-08-19 15.19.jpg, View to the street and tram station Aktienstraße File:Friedrichstraße.jpg, Friedrichstraße File:Mülheim an der Ruhr, die Petrikirche foto3 2012-08-19 15.38.JPG, Petrikirche File:Luftbild-MH-Nordosten-2009.jpg, Highrise buildings in the city centre File:Müga Wasserspiele sw 2013.jpg, Water feature in MüGa-Park

References

External links

*
Official city homepage

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