Rommerskirchen

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Rommerskirchen
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Mayor	Albert Glöckner (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	60.99 km² (23.5 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population	12,658 (31/12/2006)
- Density	208 /km² (538 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	NE
Postal code	41569
Area codes	02183, 02182, 02181
Website	www.rommerskirchen.de Coordinates: 51°2′5″N 6°41′29″E / 51.03472, 6.69139

Rommerskirchen is the southernmost municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

[edit] Notable places

Rommerskirchen possesses rich historical inheritances, including numerous remains of the Roman Villae Rusticae, and those from several Frankish settlements. The town centre still contains several medieval Roman and Gothic churches and a castle. There are many buildings from even earlier modern times, as well as those from the time of the Napoleonic occupation. Many of these sites are currently closed while undergoing restoration.

[edit] Infrastructure

Rommerskirchen is the location of a large 380kV-substation of the RWE. The first 380kV-line in Germany went into service on October 5, 1957. It began between the transformer stations of Rommerskirchen and Ludwigsburg-Hoheneck. The strategic railway embankment begins at Rommerskirchen station, and Oekoven maintains a public railway facility.