Coat of arms	Map
General data
Federal state:	North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative district:	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Area:	51,173 km²
Population:	54.568 (December 31, 2003)
Population density:	1009.3 inhabitants/km²
Height:	54.4 - 154.6 m above sea level
Postal code:	50354
Area code:	02233
Geographic location:	50° 52' 39" N 06° 52' 34" E
License plate:	BM
Website:	www.huerth.de
Politics
Major:	Walther Boecker (SPD)
Ruling party:	CDU/FDP

Hürth is a city in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A federal state is one that brings together a number of different political communities with a common government for common purposes, and separate state or provincial or cantonal governments for the particular purposes of each community. ... With eighteen million inhabitants inhabiting 34,080 km² in western-northwestern Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia (German Nordrhein-Westfalen) is largest in population though only fourth in area among Germanys sixteen federal states, and contains about 22% of Germanys GDP. The capital is Düsseldorf. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... The Rhein-Erft-Kreis is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Height is a measurement of the distance from the bottom to the top of something which is upright. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... A license plate, licence plate, number plate or registration plate (often referred to simply as a plate, or colloquially tag) is a small metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle for official identification purposes. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... For non-military meanings, see major (disambiguation). ... The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD – Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) is the second oldest political party of Germany still in existence and also one of the oldest and largest in the world, celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2003. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... This article needs cleanup. ... FDP may refer to: in Germany: Freie Demokratische Partei, see Free Democratic Party of Germany and Politics of Germany, in Switzerland: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei, see Freethinking Democratic Party of Switzerland and Politics of Switzerland. ... The Rhein-Erft-Kreis is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... With eighteen million inhabitants inhabiting 34,080 km² in western-northwestern Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia (German Nordrhein-Westfalen) is largest in population though only fourth in area among Germanys sixteen federal states, and contains about 22% of Germanys GDP. The capital is Düsseldorf. ...

Geography

Hürth is situated to the southwest of Cologne, at the northeastern slope of the natural preserve Kottenforst-Ville. Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne skyline at night. ... Kottenforst-Ville is a nature preserve in North Rhine-Westphalia, situated between Bergheim, Kerpen, Erftstadt, Euskirchen, Königswinter, Bonn, Brühl, Hürth, Frechen and Pulheim. ...

Coat of arms

Hürth's coat of arms show the eagle from the family coat of arms belonging to the Knight Hurth von Schönecken, the cross of Cologne and a cogwheel that refers to the heavy industry. It was awarded to the community on October 26, 1934 by a verdict of the Prussian Ministry of State. Genera Aquila Haliaeetus Pithecophaga Circaetus (*) Scientists argue whether Accipitriformes are a separate order, or belong to the Falconiformes. ... A silver statue of an armoured knight, created as a trophy in 1850 For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars intersecting each other at a 90° angle, dividing one or two of the lines in half. ... Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne skyline at night. ... Spur gears found on a piece of farm equipment. ... An industry is generally any grouping of businesses that share a common method of generating profits, such as the movie industry, the automobile industry, or the cattle industry. It is also used specifically to refer to an area of economic production focused on manufacturing which involves large amounts of upfront... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The national name Prussia (in Prussian: Prusa, German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian Prusai, Latin: Prussia or Borussia) was used by a wide variety of political factions during the 2nd millennium. ...

Districts

• Alstädten/Burbach
• Alt-Hürth
• Berrenrath
• Efferen
• Fischenich
• Gleuel
• Hermülheim
• Hürth-Mitte
• Kalscheuren
• Kendenich
• Knapsack
• Sielsdorf
• Stotzheim

Partner cities

• Argelès-sur-Mer (France) since 1988
• Kabarnet (Kenya) since 1988
• Skawina (Poland) since 1996
• Spijkenisse (Netherlands) since 1966
• Thetford (England) since 1966

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History

On April 1, 1930, the rural communities Hürth (with Alstädten and Knapsack), Berrenrath, Fischenich, Gleuel (with Sielsdorf and Burbach), Hermühlheim and Kendenich (with Kalscheuren) were united into a new country community called Hürth. After same year's failed attempt of the city Cologne, with their then-major Konrad Adenauer, to incorporate Efferen, Efferen was associated to Hürth in 1933, in tandem with Stotzheim. This made Hürth the largest rural community of Germany until 1978, when Hürth ceased being a rural community and became a city. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne skyline at night. ... Konrad Adenauer (January 5, 1876–April 19, 1967) was a German statesman. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

The country administration of the rural district Cologne was seated in Hürth since November 22, 1963. Previously - starting 1816 - it was seated in the city of Cologne itself. The administration moved to Bergheim on September 3, 1993. Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne skyline at night. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ...

The Bundessprachenamt, constructed starting of July 4, 1969, is located in Hürth. July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Alstädten

Alstädten was first mentioned documentarily in 1185. Events April 25 - Genpei War - Sea Battle of Dan-no-ura leads to Minamoto victory in Japan Templars settle in London and begin the building of New Temple Church End of the Heian Period and beginning of the Kamakura period in Japan. ...

Burbach

Burbach was first mentioned documentarily in 1233. Events Fortress of Kalan built. ...

Berrenrath

Berrenrath was first mentioned documentarily in 922. The resettlement of Berrenrath onto a former and now abandoned brown coal mine 600 metres off was decided on February 27, 1952. This was necessary due to mining plans of the Roddergrube AG. The resettlement was completed in the September of 1995. Events Births Deaths March 26 - Al-Hallaj, Sufi writer and teacher Categories: 922 ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Efferen

The Efferen district had its first documentary mention as a pastoral town in 1189. The Catholics first humbled themselves with a plain wooden church. On June 6, 1869, this church was replaced with a solid building, consecrated by suffragan bishop Baudri. Events January 21 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade September 3- Richard I of England is crowned as king of England. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ...

On October 31, 1944, large parts of Efferen, including the church and the hospital, were destroyed in an air raid. 36 people died. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On December 20, 1953, Boue, a member of the church assembly, consecrated the newly-built Evangelic church, designed by architect Jürgen Körber. Two years later, on November 25, 1956, a new Roman Catholic church, which was designed by the Cologne architects Wolfram Borgard and Fritz Volmer, was consecrated by suffragan bishop Wilhem Cleven. December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Evangelicalism, in a strictly lexical, but rarely used sense, refers to all things that are implied in belief that Jesus is the savior. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious denomination of Christianity with over one billion members. ... Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne skyline at night. ... A bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ...

Fischenich

Fischenich was first mentioned documentarily in 1189.

Gleuel

Gleuel was first mentioned documentarily in 898. Events Accession of Pope John IX Accession of King Kasyapa IV of Sri Lanka Magyar army headed by Almosh besieges Kiev Magyar tribes found state of Szekesfahervar in Hungary Bologna joins Italian Kingdom End of Yodit era in Ethiopia Foundation of Bhaktapur in Nepal Births Deaths King Udaya II of...

Hermülheim

Hermülheim was first mentioned documentarily in 943. Events King Constantin II of Scotland retires and becomes a monk, succeeded by his cousin Malcolm I of Scotland Births Deaths Harald I of Norway Categories: 943 ...

Hermülheim is host to the two gymnasiums of the city: the Ernst-Mach-Gymnasium (http://www.emg-huerth.de/) and the Albert-Schweizer-Gymnasium (http://www.asg-huerth.de/). A gymnasium is a type of school of secondary education in parts of Europe. ...

Hürth (Alt-Hürth)

Hürth was first mentioned documentarily in 1185. Events April 25 - Genpei War - Sea Battle of Dan-no-ura leads to Minamoto victory in Japan Templars settle in London and begin the building of New Temple Church End of the Heian Period and beginning of the Kamakura period in Japan. ...

Hürth-Mitte

The building of the residential area Hürth-Mitte, that was begun in 1964 according to a decision from the year 1960 of the municipal council, had the aim of establishing a "city center" in the approximate geographic center of Hürth. The decision was evidently benefitted by the constantly raising population in those times. A certain sense of completion was achieved in 1985, when the new town hall and community centre had been erected. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kalscheuren

Kalscheuren was first mentioned documentarily in 1305. Events Wenceslas III becomes king of Bohemia The Papacy removed to France following riots in the Papal State. ...

Kendenich

Kendenich was first mentioned documentarily in 941. Events Oda the Severe becomes Archbishop of Canterbury Births Charles dOutremer son of Louis IV of France Deaths Categories: 941 ...

Knapsack

Knapsack, its first documentary mention in 1566, started to emerge into a notable town after 1900 due to establishment and development of industry (1906 the Knapsack-Griesheim AG, later known as the Hoechst AG; 1913 construction of the brown coal power plant Goldenberg-Werk) Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Due to environmental constraints, 4000 citizens had to be resettled between the years 1969 and 1979. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

Sielsdorf

Sielsdorf was first mentioned documentarily in 898. Events Accession of Pope John IX Accession of King Kasyapa IV of Sri Lanka Magyar army headed by Almosh besieges Kiev Magyar tribes found state of Szekesfahervar in Hungary Bologna joins Italian Kingdom End of Yodit era in Ethiopia Foundation of Bhaktapur in Nepal Births Deaths King Udaya II of...

Stotzheim

Stotzheim was first mentioned documentarily in 1223. Events August 6 - Louis VIII is crowned King of France. ...

Sights

In former times, the Eifel aqueduct, a Roman aqueduct which supplied the city of Cologne with drinking water, went through Hürth. A couple of springs and streams in today's municipal area were used for that purpose before the Eifel aqueduct was built. Remnants of the aqueducts can still be found in the underground of the city. The route of the Eifel aqueduct, with its average slope. ... Roman Empire between AD 60 and 400 with major cities. ... Pont du Gard, France, a Roman era aqueduct circa 19 BC, it is one of Frances top tourist attractions at over 1. ... Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne skyline at night. ... A spring is a place where an underground stream flows out of the ground. ... Running Stream The primary meaning of stream is a body of water, confined within a bed and banks and having a detectable current. ... The route of the Eifel aqueduct, with its average slope. ...

Personages

Sons and daughters of the city

• Michael Schumacher, Formula One driver
• Ralf Schumacher, Formula One driver

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Other

• Anne Will, moderator

Anne Will (born March 18, 1966) is Germanys prime anchor woman, presenting the daily Tagesthemen on ARD. Born in Cologne, she grew up as the daughter of an architect in Hürth, Germany. ...

Public transport

Since September 29, 1997, Hürth has a omnibus network that covers most of the city's area. There are six bus lines, labelled 711 through 716, by the city's public transport corporation, Stadtverkehr Hürth (http://www.svh-direkt.de), and another five lines that are not associated with the SVH, having only a number of bus stops in Hürth. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... The Bus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... A wide variety of systems of interconnected components are called networks. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... A corporation is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a Civil law systems may refer to corporations as moral persons; they may also go by the name AS (anonymous society) or something similar, depending on language (see below). ... For other meanings, see Bus stop (disambiguation). ...

There is a train station of the Deutsche Bahn AG in Kalschueren, where regional trains to Cologne, Bonn and Euskirchen stop, and some inter-regional trains pass through. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) is Germanys main railway operator. ... Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne skyline at night. ... Bonn is a city in Germany (Population (2004 est): 313,605 ; the 19th largest city in Germany), in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine. ... Euskirchen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, capital of the district Euskirchen. ...

Additionally, Hürth is connected to Cologne and Bonn via the tram line 18 of the Köln-Bonner Verkehrsbetriebe (http://www.kvb-koeln.de/), which is responsible for the tram and bus lines of Cologne. Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne skyline at night. ... Bonn is a city in Germany (Population (2004 est): 313,605 ; the 19th largest city in Germany), in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine. ... A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 For modern innovations to make these systems higher-capacity and higher-speed, see light...

All local public transport, including that of the Deutsche Bahn, is subject to the Verkehrsbund Rhein-Sieg (http://www.vrs-info.de/), which is a combine of public transport organizations, setting unified prices for the whole of the combine. Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ... Common Usage A combine can be: a combine harvester, used in agriculture a combine car, a type of railway car a corporation, syndicate, or zaibatsu: all terms for vast, monopolistic commercial institutions. ... An organization is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. ...

Literature

• Clemens Klug: "Hürth - wie es war, wie es wurde" (1961)
• Herbert Sinz: "Auf der grünen Wiese"
• Herbert Sinz, Heinrich Schnitzler: "Hürth in alten Bildern" (1980), ISBN 3-88265-052-4
• Heinrich Schnitzler: "50 Jahre Ortsgemeinschaft Hürth-Gleuel" (1985)
• Helmut Neßeler: "Hürth wie es früher war" (1999), ISBN 3-86134-585-4