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'{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_coa = DEU Monheim COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|51|06|N|6|54|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Monheim am Rhein in ME.svg |state = Nordrhein-Westfalen |region = Düsseldorf |district = Mettmann |elevation = 35 -45 |area = 23.1 |postal_code = 40789 |area_code = 02173 |licence = ME |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 1 58 026 |NUTS = DEA1C |LOCODE = DE MHM |divisions = 2 |Straße = Rathausplatz 2 |website = [http://www.monheim.de/ www.monheim.de] |mayor = [[Daniel Zimmermann]] |party = PETO }} '''Monheim am Rhein''' is a town on the right (eastern) bank of the river [[Rhine]] in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. Monheim belongs to the [[Mettmann (district)|district of Mettmann]] – with the southern suburbs of [[Düsseldorf]] to the north, and the [[Bergisches Land]] to the south. It consists of the city districts (from north to south) [[Baumberg]] (about one third) and Monheim (two thirds). ==Adjacent Cities and districts== The following cities and [[Districts of Germany|districts]] border Monheim am Rhein: to the north [[Düsseldorf]], to the east [[Langenfeld, Rhineland|Langenfeld]] (also part of the [[Mettmann (district)|district of Mettmann]]), to the south [[Leverkusen]] and (both divided by the river [[Rhine]]) [[Cologne]] to the southwest, and [[Dormagen]] to the west (part of the [[Rhein-Kreis Neuss|district of Neuss]]). ==History== [[File:Monheim schelmenturm um1400.jpg|thumb|left|Schelmenturm]] Monheim has approximately 850 years of recorded history. It was first documented in 1150 as a fishermen's village in the [[wikt:Grafschaft|Grafschaft]] (Earldom) [[Berg (state)|Berg]]. It became the administrative centre for the surrounding villages (including many of the villages that now form [[Düsseldorf]]) in 1363, and stayed in that position until [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] formed the [[Confederation of the Rhine|Rhine Confederation]] in 1806. Monheim, [[Baumberg]] and Hitdorf were then combined into a [[municipal corporation]]. Monheim gained [[city status]] in 1960, ten years after it finally incorporated the neighbouring villages Baumberg and Hitdorf. At the end of 1974 Monheim was incorporated by [[Düsseldorf]] as part of a major [[municipal corporation]] reform. After a successful complaint in the federal state's [[constitutional court]] in [[Münster]], the city became independent again on 1 July 1976, but lost Hitdorf to [[Leverkusen]]. Since 1994 the official city name has been ''Monheim am Rhein''. ==Sites of interest== [[File:Deusser-Haus.JPG|thumb|190px|Deusserhaus]] [[File:Haus Bürgel Museum.JPG|thumb|190px|[[Archaeology|Archaeological]] museum Haus Bürgel]] * '''Schelmenturm ''' – The 26m-high (85&nbsp;ft) landmark of Monheim is a tower from the early 15th century, which was part of the former [[fortification]] built by the [[Berg (state)|Earls of Berg]]. Since 1972, the tower has been reorganised, also being used as a cultural meeting place. * '''Deusserhaus''' – The Deusser [[manor house]], built around 1848, today is the museum of the ''Heimatbund'' (local history society) ''Monheim [[Eingetragener Verein|e.V.]]'' *'''Haus Bürgel''' – This house is located on the border between [[Baumberg]] and [[Düsseldorf]] in a landscape conservation area called ''"Urdenbacher Kämpe"'', a [[Floodplain|flood plain]] of the [[Rhine]]. The earliest source from 1019 states that the "[[Castra|Castrum]] in Burgela" was built in the 4th century as part of the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] defences against the [[Franks]] on the left bank of the [[Rhine]]. In the 14th century, the broadly [[meander]]ing river changed its bed after a flood, so that ''Haus Bürgel'' is actually on the right bank of the [[Rhine]] today. Some remains of the Roman walls are still visible, although the place was transformed into a larger [[franks|Frankish]] manor house. In recent years, it has been used as a museum and biological-environmental research and information station. * '''Gänselieselbrunnen''' – The [[fountain]] known locally as Gänselieselbrunnen is located next to the town hall of Monheim am Rhein. ==Transportation== Monheim is part of both of the [[public transportation]] associations [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr]] and the [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg]], situated on their borders. There are several bus lines running between the city districts, neighbouring towns, and the closest [[Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn|S-Bahn]] railway station on the border with [[Langenfeld, Rhineland|Langenfeld]]. Many of Monheim's residents are [[commuters]] to nearby [[Düsseldorf]] (20 minutes) and [[Cologne]] (30 minutes). The [[Bundesautobahn 59|A59]] is connected to Monheim, as is the [[Bundesautobahn 542|A542]] which connects with the nearby [[Bundesautobahn 3|A3]] and [[Bundesautobahn 1|A1]]. The city is in the vicinity of both [[Düsseldorf Airport]] and the [[Cologne Bonn Airport]]. ==International relations== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}} Monheim am Rhein is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with: {| class="wikitable" |- valign="top" | *{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Wiener Neustadt]] in [[Austria]] <small>''(since 1971)''</small> *{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Tirat Carmel]] in [[Israel]] <small>''(since 1989)''</small> *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Delitzsch]] in [[Saxony]], [[Germany]] <small>''(since 1990)''</small> || || *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bourg la Reine]] in [[France]] <small>''(since 2000)''</small> *{{flagicon|POL}} [[Malbork]] in [[Poland]] <small>''(since 2005)''</small> *{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Ataşehir]] in [[Turkey]] <small>''(since 2015)''</small><ref>http://www.zimmermann-monheim.de/startseite.php?zeige=1435479894</ref> |} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{commonscat-inline}} {{Cities and towns in Mettmann (district)}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Monheim Am Rhein}} [[Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[Category:Populated places on the Rhine]] [[Category:Mettmann (district)]]'