Elevation 29 - 41 m (−106 ft) Local time Friday 5:44 PM | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 54,318 (31 Dec 2010) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 44% Humidity Points of interest Arche Noah Meerbusch, Ilvericher Altrheinschlinge, Myriameterstein Nierst | ||
Meerbusch, a town in Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has been an incorporated city since 1970. Meerbusch is the municipality with the most income millionaires in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Contents
- Map of Meerbusch Germany
- Geography
- Division of the town
- Economy
- Theater
- Famous Residents
- Twin towns
- References
Map of Meerbusch, Germany
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 of 36 square kilometres is divided into:
Division of the town
The town is composed of eight large and small villages which used to be independent communities before the municipality was created: Büderich, Osterath, Lank-Latum, Ossum-Bösinghoven, Strümp, Langst-Kierst, Nierst and Ilverich.
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".
Theater
Regularly, the city offers theatre plays and other musical events at the "Forum Wasserturm". The main emphasis of these events are comedies and cabarets. Dieter Nuhr and Frank Lüdecke are the most usual and often cabaret artists in the theater of Meerbusch. Every winter of every year a folks play takes place in front of over 6000 spectators.
Famous Residents
The town has produced some of local football club Borussia Mönchengladbach's most outstanding youth soccer talent, including: