Mülheim

Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr (German pronunciation: [ˈmyːlhaɪm ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈʁuːɐ̯] (listen)) and also described as "City on the River", is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home to many companies, especially in the food industry, such as the Aldi Süd Company, the Harke Group and the Tengelmann Group.

Mülheim an der Ruhr
City
View of the city centre
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Location of Mülheim an der Ruhr within Urban districts of Germany district
Mülheim an der Ruhr
Mülheim an der Ruhr
Coordinates: 51°25′39″N 06°52′57″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictUrban districts of Germany
Subdivisions3 districts, 9 boroughs
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–25) Marc Buchholz[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total91.26 km2 (35.24 sq mi)
Highest elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Lowest elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total170,921
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
45468–45481
Dialling codes0208
Vehicle registrationMH
Websitewww.muelheim-ruhr.de

Mülheim received its town charter in 1808, and 100 years later the population exceeded 100,000, making Mülheim officially a city. At the time of the city's 200th anniversary with approximately 170,000 residents, it was counted among the smaller cities of Germany.

Geography

Geographical location

Mülheim an der Ruhr is located to the southwest of Essen in the Ruhr valley.[3]

The bridge Mintarder Ruhrtalbrücke in Mülheim, crosses the Ruhr connecting Düsseldorf and Essen

Geology

The northern foothills of the Rhenish Massif are characterised by the distinctive rock formation of the bare mountain slopes through which run coal-bearing layers which formed during the carboniferous period. Here the Ruhr cuts more than 50 meters deep into this Mittelgebirge. This natural erosion partly uncovered these mineable black coal deposits, which enabled their exploration and extraction using adits. However, the coal-rich layers became ever deeper as one progressed northward, which required setting up mines to extract the black coal. In contrast, the broad bayou (dead arm of a river) of Styrum borough is characteristic of the features of the Lower Rhine Plain.[4]

Transport

The U18 metro line connects the city with Essen.[5]

Politics

Mayor

The current Mayor of Mülheim is Marc Buchholz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes  % Votes  %
Marc Buchholz Christian Democratic Union 16,479 25.4 27,716 56.9
Monika Griefahn Social Democratic Party 16,385 25.3 20,984 43.1
Wilhelm Steitz Alliance 90/The Greens 10,178 15.7
Horst Bilo Independent 5,394 8.3
Jürgen Abeln Independent 4,907 7.6
Andreas Brings Die PARTEI 3,940 6.1
Alexander von Wrese Alternative for Germany 3,920 6.0
Amrei Debatin Free Democratic Party 1,853 2.9
Jochen Dirk Hartmann Independent 945 1.5
Martin Ulrich Fritz Civic Awakening Mülheim 808 1.2
Valid votes 64,809 98.7 48,700 98.6
Invalid votes 879 1.3 679 1.4
Total 65,688 100.0 49,379 100.0
Electorate/voter turnout 130,571 50.3 130,561 37.8
Source: State Returning Officer

City council
Results of the 2020 city council election.

The Mülheim city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/-
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 16,970 26.3 0.9 14 1
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 15,097 23.4 12.4 13 7
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 13,765 21.3 10.2 12 5
Alternative for Germany (AfD) 4,629 7.2 1.9 4 1
Mülheimer Citizens' Initiative (MBI) 3,043 4.7 5.4 3 2
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 3,003 4.7 0.7 3 ±0
Die PARTEI (PARTEI) 2,866 4.4 New 2 New
The Left (Die Linke) 1,751 2.7 1.4 1 1
We From Mülheim (WIR) 1,560 2.4 1.0 1 ±0
Civic Awakening Mülheim (BAMH) 1,173 1.8 New 1 New
Alliance for Education (BüfBi) 424 0.7 0.3 0 1
Independents 226 0.4 – 0 –
Valid votes 64,507 98.3
Invalid votes 1,144 1.7
Total 65,651 100.0 54 ±0
Electorate/voter turnout 130,571 50.3 0.0
Source: State Returning Officer

Twin towns – sister cities

Mülheim an der Ruhr is twinned with:[6]

  • Darlington, England, UK (1953)
  • Tours, France (1962)
  • Opole, Poland (1989)
  • Kfar Saba, Israel (1993)
  • Beykoz, Turkey (2007)
  • Kouvola, Finland (2009)

Notable sports clubs
  • 1. FC Mülheim (founded 1923), a football club
  • VfB Speldorf (founded 1919), a football club
  • HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim (founded 1920), a field hockey club

Notable companies
  • Plus (founded 1972), a supermarket chain
  • Tengelmann (founded 1867), a holding company
  • Aldi Süd Company (founded 1946 (split in two parts in 1960, renamed to Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd in 1962)), a discount supermarket chains

Notable people
Fritz Thyssen in 1928
Hugo Stinnes
  • Wilhelm Rittenhausen (1644–1708), founder of the first paper mill in North America
  • Gerhard Tersteegen (1697–1769), Reformed religious writer
  • Carl Arnold Kortum (1745–1824), physician, writer and poet
  • August Bungert (1845–1915), opera composer and poet
  • Wilibald Nagel (1863–1929), musicologist
  • Hugo Stinnes (1870–1924), industrialist and founder of the German People's Party
  • Fritz Thyssen (1873–1951), industrialist associated with the Nazi Party
  • Carl Otto von Eicken (1873–1960), otorhinolaryngologist
  • Heinrich Thyssen (1875–1947), German-Hungarian entrepreneur and art collector
  • Arthur Kaufmann (1888–1971), painter
  • Walter Hartmann (1891–1977), general of artillery in World War II
  • Otto Pankok (1893–1966), painter, printmaker and sculptor
  • Otto Roelen (1897–1993), chemist
  • Karl Ziegler (1898–1973), chemist, Nobel Prize winner
  • Clärenore Stinnes (1901–1990), car racer, the first person to circumnavigate the world by automobile
  • Werner Best (1903–1989), jurist, police chief and Nazi leader
  • Carl Balhaus (1905–1968), actor and director
  • Fritz Buchloh (1909–1998), footballer
  • Günther Smend (1912–1944), officer and a resistance fighter involved in the July 20 Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler
  • Johannes Bölter (1915–1987), German Army tank commander during World War II
  • Karl Albrecht (1920–2014), entrepreneur, Aldi founder
  • Theo Albrecht (1922–2010), entrepreneur, Aldi founder
  • Wilhelm Knabe (1923–2021), ecologist, pacifist, civil servant, politician and co-founder of the Green Party in Germany
  • Wim Thoelke (1927–1995), TV entertainer
  • Hermann Bottenbruch (1928–2019), mathematician and computer scientist
  • Jürgen Sundermann (born 1940), football player and manager
  • Hans Walitza (born 1945), football player and manager
  • Rudolf Seliger (born 1951), footballer
  • Bodo Hombach (born 1952), politician (SPD)
  • Monika Griefahn (born 1954), politician (SPD)
  • Hans-Günter Bruns (born 1954), footballer
  • Helge Schneider (born 1955), comedian, musician, author, film and theatre director and actor
  • Ralph Morgenstern (born 1956), television presenter and actor
  • Albrecht von Croÿ (born 1958), journalist
  • Ulla Kock am Brink (born 1961), television presenter
  • Hannelore Kraft (born 1961), politician (SPD) and Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Ralf Lübke (born 1965), athlete
  • Carolin Emcke (born 1967), journalist
  • Willi Landgraf (born 1968), footballer
  • Sven Meinhardt (born 1971), field hockey player, Olympic winner
  • André Lenz (born 1973), footballer
  • Lars Burgsmüller (born 1975), tennis player
  • Marion Rodewald (born 1976), field hockey player, Olympic winner
  • Kai Gehring (born 1977), politician
  • Felix Erdmann (born 1978), rowing cox
  • Simone Hanselmann (born 1979), actress
  • Salih Altın (born 1987), footballer
  • Bobby Gunns (born 1992), professional wrestler
  • Jonathan Rommelmann (born 1994), Olympic medalist
  • Stephanie Stebich (born 1966), art historian
Panorama of Mülheim in 2014
  • Courtyard of Schloss Broich
  • Town Hall
  • Mülheim Stadthalle
  • View to the street and tram station Aktienstraße
  • Friedrichstraße
  • Petrikirche
  • Highrise buildings in the city centre
  • Water feature in MüGa-Park

See also
  • Mülheim Hauptbahnhof

References
  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "Mülheim an der Ruhr". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. "Mülheim an der Ruhr official website – Eine kurze Geschichte zur Geologie und zur Geographie des Stadtgebietes". (in only German) © 1998–2010 MST Mülheimer Stadtmarketing und Tourismus GmbH. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  5. "Mülheim an der Ruhr". Urban Rail. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. "Städtepartnerschaften". muelheim-ruhr.de (in German). Mülheim an der Ruhr. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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