Zülpich

Zülpich

Zülpich

Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

"Tolbiac" redirects here. For the metro station, see Tolbiac (Paris Métro).

Zülpich (Kölsch: Zöllech) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany between Aachen and Bonn. It belongs to the district of Euskirchen.

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History

The town is commonly agreed to be the site with the Latin name of Tolbiacum, famous for the Battle of Tolbiac, fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alemanni; the traditional date is 496, corrected in many modern accounts to 506. The battle is commemorated in the names of the Rue de Tolbiac and the Tolbiac Métro station in Paris.

On 1 January 1969, the former municipalities of Bessenich, Dürscheven, Enzen, Langendorf, Linzenich-Lövenich, Merzenich, Nemmenich, Oberelvenich, Rövenich, Sinzenich, Ülpenich, Weiler in der Ebene, and Wichterich were incorporated into the borough of Zülpich.[3] On 1 January 1972, Bürvenich, Füssenich, and Schwerfen (part of Veytal) were added.[4]

Sights

  • Zülpich's Cologne gate
  • Sinzenich's Jewish cemetery
  • St. Gereon (Dürscheven)
  • Museum of Bathing Culture

Twinnings

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    Martin Bünermann (1970), Die Gemeinden des ersten Neugliederungsprogramms in Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German), Köln: Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, p. 88
  4. [4]
    Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering (1975), Die Gemeinden und Kreise nach der kommunalen Gebietsreform in Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German), Köln: Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, ISBN 3-555-30092-X
  • Media related to Zülpich at Wikimedia Commons
  • Zülpich travel guide from Wikivoyage


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