:Meerbusch
{{Infobox German location
|type = Stadt
|image_flag = Flagge Meerbusch.svg
|image_coa = DEU Meerbusch COA.svg
|image_caption = Old Bell Tower in Büderich.
|imagesize = 250px
|image_photo = Alter Kirchturm Buederich.jpg
|coordinates = {{coord|51|16|N|6|40|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Meerbusch in NE.svg
|state = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|region = Düsseldorf
|district = Rhein-Kreis Neuss
|elevation = 29 - 41
|area = 64.39
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05162022
|postal_code = 40667, 40668, 40670
|area_code = 02132, 02150, 02159
|licence = NE
|website = [https://www.meerbusch.de/ www.meerbusch.de]
|mayor = Christian Bommers[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–25
|party = CDU
}}
File:Stadtgebiet Meerbusch.png
Meerbusch ({{IPA|de|ˈmeːɐ̯ˌbʊʃ|lang|De-Meerbusch.ogg}}) is a town in Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been an incorporated town since 1970. Meerbusch is the municipality with the most income millionaires in North Rhine-Westphalia.{{cite web|url=http://www.lds.nrw.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/2008/pdf/81_08.pdf|title=Income Millionaires in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2001 and 2004|author=Landesamt für Datenverarbeitung und Statistik Nordrhein-Westfalen|language=de|access-date=2009-05-29|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031004650/http://www.lds.nrw.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/2008/pdf/81_08.pdf|archive-date=2008-10-31|url-status=dead}}
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 is divided into eight villages of varying sizes which used to be independent communes before the municipality was founded.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Administrative division ! Division | Area (km2) | Area (%) | Population{{cite web|url=http://www.meerbusch.de/C1257378004FB21C/files/Teil_02.pdf/$file/Teil_02.pdf|title=Statistical Yearbook of Meerbusch 2007|language=de|access-date=2009-05-30|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716142839/http://www.meerbusch.de/C1257378004FB21C/files/Teil_02.pdf/$file/Teil_02.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-16|url-status=dead}} |
| Büderich | 17.06 | 26 | 21,528 |
| Osterath | 12.02 | 18 | 12,756 |
| Lank-Latum | 6.85 | 11 | 9,861 |
| Strümp | 6.20 | 10 | 5,836 |
| Ossum-Bösinghoven | 5.03 | 8 | 2,272 |
| Nierst | 7.22 | 11 | 1,387 |
| Langst-Kierst | 3.55 | 6 | 1,004 |
| Ilverich | 6.44 | 10 | 649 |
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".
Culture
The town sees frequent theatre plays and music events staged the Aula of [https://www.smg-meerbusch.de SMG] (Städt. Meerbusch Gymnasium, one of Meerbusch's two regional Grammar Schools) in Strümp, and at Forum Wasserturm, based in Lank Latum, predominantly featuring the comedy and satire genres. Dieter Nuhr and Frank Lüdecke have become regular artists over recent years. Each winter a popular folcloristic stage play is being performed in front of a 6,000+ strong audience.
Notable people
- Florian Schneider (1947–2020), musician, leader of Kraftwerk
- Hansi Kürsch (born 1966), musician
- Michael Funke (born 1969), racing driver
- Ekaterina Moré (born 1976), Russian painter and author; lives here
- Grim104 (born 1988), rapper
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Meerbusch is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Von Austernfischern, Auswanderern und Samurai|url=https://meerbusch.de/wir-in-meerbusch/partnerstaedte.html|website=meerbusch.de|publisher=Meerbusch|language=de|access-date=2021-02-23}}
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Fouesnant, France
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Shijōnawate, Japan
References
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External links
{{commons category|Meerbusch}}
- [https://www.meerbusch.de Meerbusch official website]
- [http://www.ferienwohnung-duesseldorf.eu/en/stadt-meerbusch.html Information about Meerbusch]
- [https://500px.com/photo/64238013 Meerbusch Alte Kirchturm]
{{Cities and towns in Rhein-Kreis Neuss (district)}}
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Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia