Pulheim

Pulheim (pronunciation; Ripuarian: Pullem) is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Pulheim
Location of Pulheim within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Pulheim
Pulheim
Coordinates: 51°00′N 6°48′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions12
Government
  Mayor (202025) Frank Keppeler (CDU)
Area
  Total72.14 km2 (27.85 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
  Total54,805
  Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50239–50259
Dialling codes02238
02234 (Brauweiler, Dansweiler, Freimersdorf)
Vehicle registrationBM
Websitewww.pulheim.de

Since the 1920s, a large substation of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG (RWE) is located at Pulheim. It is the end of the north south powerline and a large control center for the power grid of the RWE.

In the communal reform of 1975, several previously independent municipalities were added to the municipality Pulheim, which received city rights in 1981. Pulheim consists of 12 quarters (Stadtteile), including Brauweiler, Geyen and Stommeln.

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