Rösrath (; ) is a town in the

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis The (, ) is a Kreis (Districts of Germany, district) in the Cologne Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Mettmann (district), Kreis Mettman, Oberbergischer Kreis and Rhein-Sieg, and the district-free cities C ...

(district) in

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. The earliest known documents mentioning the settlement ''Rösrath'' can be found in documents dated to 1356. There have been findings of Paleolithic and Mesolithic tools in the town area ''Forsbach''. The community was elevated to the town status in 2001.

Geography

Rösrath is located in the immediate vicinity of

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

. The municipal area of Rösrath is bordering on the south-eastern city limits of Cologne. Therefore, from Cologne's point of view Rösrath is called a ''Gateway to the Berg region'' (

Bergisches Land The Bergisches Land (, ) is a low mountain range in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, east of the Rhine and south of the Ruhr. The landscape is shaped by forests, meadows, rivers and creeks and contains over twenty artificial lakes ...

). The municipal area partly extends over the nature reserves of the ''Wahner Heide'' and ''Königsforst''.

Local government

Council, elections in May 2014: * CDU 17 seats * SPD 12 seats * Alliance 90/The greens 6 seats * FDP 4 seats * Alternative für Deutschland / AfD 2 seats * The Left 2 seats * BfR (Bürger für Rösrath-Citizens for Rösrath) 1 seat * Dieter von Niessen 1 seat * Kacem Bitich (independent), 1 seat

Mayors

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Rösrath consists of two areas: * The upper area shows the red lion of Berg with blue crown, tongue and claws. The lion appears in most of the coats of arms in the district of the ''Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis''. * The lower area shows a hunting horn with a green background. It symbolizes the ''Königsforst'', in former times a popular hunting district of the earls of Berg.

Culture

Roesrath Torhaus Schloss Eulenbroich Modell

Rösrath is known for the ''Rose Monday Parade'', organized every year.

Landmarks

Roesrath Schloss Eulenbroich Torhaus 2006

The gateway of Eulenbroich Castle is virtually the landmark of Rösrath. This "gateway to the Berg region" (Bergisches Land) is used as logo on the letterheads and internet pages of the town council.

Twin towns – sister cities

Rösrath is twinned with: *

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, Belgium (1974) * Chavenay, France (1998) * Crespières, France (1998) * Feucherolles, France (1998) *

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, France (1998)

Notable people

* Chris Howland (1928–2013), entertainer, actor and author, lived in Rosrath * Wolfgang Bochow (1944–2017), badminton player * Rainer Brüninghaus (born 1949), jazz pianist and composer, has been living in Rösrath since 1976 *

Anke Engelke Anke Christina Fischer ( Engelke; born 21 December 1965) is a German comedian, actress, voice actress and television presenter. Personal life Born in Montreal, Canada, Engelke moved to Cologne, Germany in 1971 with her German parents. Early ...

(born 1965), actor and comedian, graduated from the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule in Rösrath in 1984

References

External links

Official website

Chronicle of mayors of Rösrath since 1945
Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Districts of the Rhine Province {{RheinischBergischerKreis-geo-stub