Meerbusch

Meerbusch (German: [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌbʊʃ] ⓘ) is a town in Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been an incorporated town since 1970. Meerbusch is the municipality with the most income millionaires in North Rhine-Westphalia.[3]

Meerbusch
Town
Old Bell Tower in Büderich.
Old Bell Tower in Büderich.
Flag of Meerbusch
Flag
Coat of arms of Meerbusch
Coat of arms
Location of Meerbusch within Rhein-Kreis Neuss district
Meerbusch is located in Germany
Meerbusch
Meerbusch
Meerbusch is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Meerbusch
Meerbusch
Coordinates: 51°16′N 6°40′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictRhein-Kreis Neuss
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Christian Bommers[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total64.37 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Highest elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Lowest elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total56,855
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
40667, 40668, 40670
Dialling codes02132, 02150, 02159
Vehicle registrationNE
Websitewww.meerbusch.de
Street map of Meerbusch – main roads only

Geography

Meerbusch is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany. It is located between Krefeld and Düsseldorf near Düsseldorf Airport and Messe Düsseldorf. Other neighbouring towns and cities are Duisburg, Kaarst, Willich and Neuss. The total area is divided into eight villages of varying sizes which used to be independent communes before the municipality was founded.

Administrative division
DivisionArea (km²)Area (%)Population[4]
Büderich17.062621,528
Osterath12.021812,756
Lank-Latum6.85119,861
Strümp6.20105,836
Ossum-Bösinghoven5.0382,272
Nierst7.22111,387
Langst-Kierst3.5561,004
Ilverich6.4410649

Economy

Many companies have set up offices in the town's several light industrial estates. Most significantly, IMAV-Hydraulik GmbH has its headquarters in "Breite Straße" and Epson, Ernst-Rademacher GmbH, Nedap, ATHLON, BOBST GROUP and Kyocera Mita have settled in the business park at Mollsfeld, part of a large development called "Mollsfeld North". Thanks to its excellent motorway connections (A57 and A44) the town boasts several business parks and light industrial estates, also featuring logistics operations. The "Fritz-Wendt-Straße" industrial estate in Strümp was developed because of the grinding technology company Wendt GmbH. The "In der Loh" business park in Lank is home to businesses in the SME sector such as Abit AG and KUPP GmbH, and features modern architecture in "Robert-Bosch-Straße".

Culture

The town sees frequent theatre plays and music events staged the Aula of SMG (Städt. Meerbusch Gymnasium, one of Meerbusch's two regional Grammar Schools) in Strümp, and at Forum Wasserturm, based in Lank Latum, predominantly featuring the comedy and satire genres. Dieter Nuhr and Frank Lüdecke have become regular artists over recent years. Each winter a popular folcloristic stage play is being performed in front of a 6,000+ strong audience.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Meerbusch is twinned with:[5]

References
  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. Landesamt für Datenverarbeitung und Statistik Nordrhein-Westfalen. "Income Millionaires in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2001 and 2004" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  4. "Statistical Yearbook of Meerbusch 2007" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  5. "Von Austernfischern, Auswanderern und Samurai". meerbusch.de (in German). Meerbusch. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
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