Pulheim
Pulheim | |
|---|---|
Location of Pulheim within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district | |
| Coordinates: 51°00′N 6°48′E / 51.000°N 6.800°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Frank Keppeler (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.15 km2 (27.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 56,222 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50239–50259 |
| Dialling codes | 02238 02234 (Brauweiler, Dansweiler, Freimersdorf) |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | www.pulheim.de |
Pulheim (German pronunciation: [ˈpʊlhaɪm] ⓘ; Ripuarian: Pullem) is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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.