Pulheim (;
Ripuarian: ''Pullem'') is a town in the
Rhein-Erft-Kreis,
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
.
Since the 1920s, a large substation of the ''Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG'' (
RWE) is located at Pulheim. It is the end of the
north south powerline and a large control center for the power grid of the RWE.
In the communal reform of 1975, several previously independent municipalities were added to the municipality Pulheim, which received city rights in 1981. Pulheim consists of 12 quarters (''Stadtteile''), including
Brauweiler,
Geyen
Geyen is a village, part of the town Pulheim in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly ...
and
Stommeln.
Education
The following schools are in Pulheim:
*Dietrich-Bonhoeffer Primary School, Pulheim
*Catholic Primary School Barbara School, Pulheim
*Community Primary School “Am Buschweg”, formerly known as “Am Wäldchen”, Pulheim
*Richeza Community Primary School, Pulheim-Brauweiler
*Wolfhelm School (primary school), Pulheim-Dansweiler
*Community Primary School Sinnersdorf, Pulheim-Sinnersdorf
*Community Primary School Sinthern-Geyen, Pulheim-Sinthern
*Christina School (primary school), Pulheim-Stommeln
*Catholic Primary School “An der Kopfbuche”, Pulheim-Stommeln
*School at the Jahnstrasse, Pulheim
*Community high school (Hauptschule), Pulheim
*Marion-Dönhoff-Realschule (high school), Pulheim
*Arthur-Koepchen-Realschule (high school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
*Scholl-Siblings-Gymnasium (high school), Pulheim
* Abbey-Gymnasium (high school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
*Papst-Johannes XXIII-Schule ( it, Scuola Papa Giovanni XXIII; "Pope John XXIII School") (high school), Pulheim-Stommeln
*School for Handicapped Donatus-School (primary and high school), Pulheim-Brauweiler
Economy
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RWE
*
RWE Power AG
RWE AG is a German multinational energy company headquartered in Essen. It generates and trades electricity in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States. The company is Europe's most climate threatening Company, the world's number two in off ...
Sport
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Pulheimer SC
*Linde German Masters, golf
*FFC Brauweiler
*SC Germania Geyen, football club
*TUS Schwarz Weiss Brauweiler
*Pulheim Gophers Baseballteam
*The Raging Abbots Baseballteam
*Reha-Sport-Verein
Twin towns – sister cities
Pulheim is
twinned with:
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Fareham
Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufac ...
, England, United Kingdom
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Guidel
Guidel (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Guidel are called in French ''Guidélois''.
Population
Cemetery
The communal cemetery, containing 108 tombs from the World War II, has ...
, France
References
External links
Official websitePulheim newsWebsite StommelnWebsite GeyenWebsite BrauweilerWebsite DansweilerHistory Club of PulheimTourist board for the Rhein-Erft area
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