Monheim am Rhein is a North-Rhine-Westphalian (Germany) medium-sized municipality in the district of Mettmann in the southern suburban area of Düsseldorf on the right shore of the river Rhine. It consits of the city districts (from north to south) Baumberg (about one third) and Monheim (two thirds). Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Düsseldorf is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-west of the country. ... There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ... Mettmann is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... see also Telephone numbering plan of Germany for further codes including service numbers, cell phones etc. ... License plates in Germany show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ... Mettmann is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ...

Adjacent Cities and districts

The following cities and districts border Monheim am Rhein: To the north Düsseldorf, to the eastLangenfeld (also part of the district of Mettmann), to the south Leverkusen and to the west (divided by the river Rhine) Dormagen (part of the district of Neuss). There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... There are communes and places that have the name Langenfeld in Germany: Langenfeld (Mittelfranken), in the Neustadt district, Bavaria Langenfeld (Eifel), in the Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland Palatinate Langenfeld (Rhineland), in the Mettmann district, Northern Rhine-Westphalia Langenfeld by Zwickau, in Saxony This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... Mettmann is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Leverkusen Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... Dormagen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss. ... Neuss is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

History

Monheim has approximately 850 years of recorded history. It was first documented in 1150 as a fisherman's village in the Grafschaft (Earldom) Berg. It became the administrative center for the surrounding villages (including many of the villages that now form Düsseldorf) in 1363, and stayed in that position until Napoleon formed the Rhine Confederation in 1806. Monheim, Baumberg and Hitdorf were than combined to a municipal corporation. Monheim gained city status in 1960, ten years after it finally incorporated the neighbouring villages Baumberg and Hitdorf. At the end of 1974 Monheim was incorporated by Düsseldorf as part of a major municipal corporation reform. After a successful complaint at the federal state's constitutional court in Münster, the city became independent again on 1 July 1976, but lost Hitdorf to Leverkusen. Since 1994 the official city name is Monheim am Rhein. Events Åhus, Sweden gains city privileges City of Airdrie, Scotland founded King Sverker I of Sweden is deposed and succeeded by Eric IX of Sweden. ... Berg was a medieval territory in todays North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1358 1359 1360 1361 1362 - 1363 - 1364 1365 1366 1367 1368 See also: 1363 state leaders Events Magnus II, King of Sweden, is deposed by Albert of Mecklenburg. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... The Confederation of the Rhine or Rhine Confederation (Rheinbund in German; in French officially États confédérés du Rhin but in practice Confédération du Rhin) lasted from 1806 to 1813 and was formed from sixteen German states by Napoleon after he defeated Habsburgs Francis II... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... There are places that have the name Monheim in Germany: Monheim am Rhein, in the Mettmann district, Rhineland-Palatinate Monheim, Swabia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... Town Hall at Prinzipalmarkt Münster: Prinzipalmarkt Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Leverkusen Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Sites of interest

• Schelm|Schelmenturm - The 26-m-high landmark of Monheim is a tower from the early-15th century which was part of the former fortification build by the Earls of Berg. Since 1972, the tower was reorganized and is used as cultural meeting place.
• Deusserhaus- the manor-house built around 1848, today is the museum of the homeland federation Monheim e.V.
• Haus Bürgel - Is placed at the border between Baumberg and Düsseldorf in a landscape conservation area called "Urdenbacher Heide", a Flood plain of the Rhine. The earlist source from 1019 states the "Castrum in Burgela" was build in the 4th century as part of the roman defences against the Franks on the left side of the Rhine. In the 14th century the heavy meandering river changed it's bed after a flood, so that "Haus Bürgel" is actually on the right side of the Rhine today. Some remains of the roman walls are still visible, although the place was transformed to a larger frankish manor-house. Today it is used as a museum and biologic-environmental research and information station.

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Transportation

Monheim is part of both of the public transportation associations Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr and the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg, placed at their borders. There are several bus lines running between the city districts, neighbouring towns and the closest S-Bahn railwaystation at the border to Langenfeld. Many of Monheim's residents are commuters to near Düsseldorf (20min) and Cologne (30min). The A59 is connected to Monheim, as is the A542 which is connecting to near A3 and A1. The city is in the vicinity of both Düsseldorf International Airport and the Cologne Bonn Airport A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... VRR area The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (abbreviated VRR) is the public transport association covering the area of the Rhine-Ruhr megalopolis in Germany. ... The Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (in German: S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr) is a polycentric S-Bahn network covering the area of the Ruhr valley (including cities such as Essen and Duisburg), parts of the Rhineland (such as Düsseldorf and Cologne) and parts of Westphalia (like Dortmund and Unna) in... There are communes and places that have the name Langenfeld in Germany: Langenfeld (Mittelfranken), in the Neustadt district, Bavaria Langenfeld (Eifel), in the Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland Palatinate Langenfeld (Rhineland), in the Mettmann district, Northern Rhine-Westphalia Langenfeld by Zwickau, in Saxony This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Cologne Cathedral with Hohenzollern Bridge Cologne (German: (help· info) [kÅ“ln]; Kölsch: Kölle) is Germanys fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of... left|200px|Way of A59 The Bundesautobahn 59 (short: BAB 59) – Kurzform: Autobahn 59 (Abkürzung: A 59) – starts in Dinslaken and runs with three breaks along Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Cologne to Bonn. ... Map of the A 3 in Germany Bundesautobahn 3 (BAB 3 or A 3) is an German Autobahn that links the border to the Netherlands near Wesel in the northwest to the Austrian border near Passau in the southeast. ... Bundesautobahn 1 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 1, short form Autobahn 1, abbreviated as BAB 1 or A 1) is an Autobahn in Germany. ... LTU Airbus A330-200 aircraft at DUS The terminal, internal view // Introduction Düsseldorf International Airport (IATA: DUS, ICAO: EDDL) is an airport with chairman Mr. ... Cologne/Bonn Airport, also called Konrad-Adenauer-Flughafen or Flughafen Köln-Wahn, is the sixth largest airport in Germany. ...

Twinned cities

• Wiener Neustadt, Austria
• Tirat Carmel, Israel
• Delitzsch, Sachsen, Germany
• Bourg la Reine, France
• Malbork, Poland