Rösrath

Rösrath
Coat of arms
Rösrath
Location of Rösrath within Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°54′N 7°11′E / 50.900°N 7.183°E / 50.900; 7.183Coordinates: 50°54′N 7°11′E / 50.900°N 7.183°E / 50.900; 7.183
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Marcus Mombauer (CDU)
Area
• Total	38.81 km2 (14.98 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	28,386
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	51503
Dialling codes	02205
Vehicle registration	GL
Website	www.roesrath.de

Rösrath (German pronunciation: [ˈʁøːsˌʁaːt], Colognian: Röhsroth [ˈʁœˑsˌʁɔˑt]) is a city in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 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 city area Forsbach. The community was elevated to city status in 2001.

Geography

Rösrath is located in the immediate vicinity of Cologne. 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 municipal area partly extends over the nature reserves of the Wahner Heide and Königsforst.

The Coat of Arms of Rösrath

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.

Landmark of Rösrath

Gateway of Eulenbroich castle

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.

Mayors

Weblinks

• Chronik der Bürgermeister von Rösrath ab 1945 auf www.roesrath.de

Twinned cities

Carnival

Eulenbroich castle in carnival parade

Cologne is well known as a "stronghold" of German carnival with its famous carnival parade on the Monday before Strove Tuesday. Rösrath isn't too far away from Cologne. Also in Rösrath a Rose Monday Parade is organized every year. The parade isn't as big as in Cologne, but the foolishness is just as wild as in the neighbouring large town.

Personalities connected with the town

• Chris Howland (1928-2013), entertainer, actor and author, lived in Rosrath
• Wolfgang Bochow (born 1944), badminton player, European champion in Badminton Men's Singles 1972
• Rainer Brüninghaus (born 1949), German jazz pianist and composer, has been living in Rösrath since 1976
• Anke Engelke (born 1965), actor and comedian, graduated from the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule in Rösrath in 1984

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rösrath.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cultural heritage monuments in Rösrath.

• Official site (German)

Cities and municipalities in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Bergisch Gladbach Burscheid Kürten Leichlingen Odenthal Overath Rösrath Wermelskirchen