Rösrath
Rösrath | |
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Location of Rösrath within Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′N 7°11′E / 50.900°N 7.183°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Bondina Schulze (Greens) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 28,640 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 51503 |
| Dialling codes | 02205 |
| Vehicle registration | GL |
| Website | www.roesrath.de |
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Rösrath (German pronunciation: [ˈʁøːsʁaːt] ⓘ; Kölsch: Röhsroth [ˈʁœ́sʁɔt]) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The earliest known documents mentioning the settlement Rösrath can be found in documents dated to 1356. There have been findings of Paleolithic and Mesolithic tools in the town area Forsbach. The community was elevated to the town status in 2001.