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Wesseling

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Elevation
  
42 - 62 m (−160 ft)

Population
  
35,116 (31 Dec 2010)

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Monday 8:45 AM

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Weather
  
12°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 69% Humidity

Wesseling is an industrial German city on the Rhine bordering Cologne city on the south. Wesseling originates from the Latin "Wasliacum" which means "Village of Waslica" The story that Wesselig originates from "changing of the rope" (German: Cologne-bred:Wechsel de Ling from when Rhine boats were pulled by horses is something like an urban legend because the name Wesseling is centuries older than the horse-changing station, which was located in Wesseling in the 18th century. In addition to 4 subdivisions, Wesseling has the industrial areas "Rheinbogen" and "Eichholz". Home to several chemical companies including Evonik, and Basell, and a Royal Dutch Shell oil refinery; the city was a bombing target of the Oil Campaign of World War II.

Map of 50389 Wesseling, Germany

References

Wesseling Wikipedia