Zülpich (; ) is a town in
North Rhine-Westphalia
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, Germany between
Aachen
Aachen is the List of cities in North Rhine-Westphalia by population, 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 261,000 inhabitants.
Aachen is locat ...
and
Bonn
Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...
. It belongs to the
district of Euskirchen.
History
The town is commonly agreed to be the site with the
Latin
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name of ''Tolbiacum'', famous for the
Battle of Tolbiac, fought between the
Franks
file:Frankish arms.JPG, Aristocratic Frankish burial items from the Merovingian dynasty
The Franks ( or ; ; ) were originally a group of Germanic peoples who lived near the Rhine river, Rhine-river military border of Germania Inferior, which wa ...
under
Clovis I
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and the
Alemanni
The Alemanni or Alamanni were a confederation of Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes
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on the Upper Rhine River during the first millennium. First mentioned by Cassius Dio in the context of the campaign of Roman emperor Caracalla of 213 CE ...
; 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.
On 1 January 1969, the former municipalities of
Bessenich,
Dürscheven,
Enzen,
Langendorf,
Linzenich-
Lövenich,
Merzenich,
Nemmenich,
Oberelvenich,
Rövenich,
Sinzenich,
Ãœlpenich,
Weiler in der Ebene, and
Wichterich were incorporated into the borough of Zülpich. On 1 January 1972,
Bürvenich,
Füssenich, and
Schwerfen (part of
Veytal) were added.
Sights
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Zülpich Castle
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Wassersportsee Zülpich
Zülpich pordego Kölntor 1.jpg, Zülpich's Cologne gate
Sinzenich Jüischer Friedhof614.JPG, Sinzenich's Jewish cemetery
St. Gereon (Dürscheven) (10).JPG, St. Gereon (Dürscheven)
Museum der Badekultur in Zülpich.JPG, Museum of Bathing Culture
Twinnings
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Blaye
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, France
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Kangasala, Finland
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Elst, Netherlands
Notable people
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Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, (1744-1805), Grand Master of the Order of Malta
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Theodor Weber, (1836-1906), bishop
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Theo Breuer (born 1956), author and editor
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Silke Rottenberg, (born 1972), former national football player, grew up in Zülpich
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Oliver Krischer, (born 1969), biologist and politician (The Greens), Member of Bundestag since 2009, lives in
Düren
Düren (; Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: Düre) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between Aachen and Cologne, on the river Rur (river), Rur.
History
Roman era
The area of Düren was part of Gallia Belgica, more specifically the ter ...
References
External links
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Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
Euskirchen (district)
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