Gummersbach
Sign in to saveGummersbach () is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located east of Cologne.
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Gummersbach is a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia that serves as the administrative center of the Oberbergischer Kreis district. It is situated east of the city of Cologne.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Gummersbach COA.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Gummersbach in GM.svg
- German place.state
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- German place.region
- Cologne
- German place.district
- Oberbergischer Kreis
- German place.elevation
- 154 - 519
- German place.area
- 95.42
- German place.postal_code
- 51643, 51645, 51647
- German place.area_code
- 02261, small parts also: 02262, 02263, 02264, 02266, 02354, 02763
- German place.licence
- GM
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 05 3 74 012
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- Communities, localities and villages
- Main sights
- Transport
- Education
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Sport
- Notable people
- References
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Gummersbach () is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located east of Cologne.
==History== In 1109 Gummersbach was mentioned in official documents for the first time. The document in question concerned the lowering of the episcopal tax for the church in Gummersbach by Archbishop Frederick I. At that time the name of the town was spelled as Gumeresbracht. In 1855 Gummersbach's industrial history began with the foundation of the company Steinmüller. With the company's success the little village began to grow to a town. Gummersbach received town privileges in 1857. For decades to come many inhabitants found work at Steinmüller. In 2002 the new parent company Babcock Borsig AG went out of business and so Steinmüller was shut down, too. After most of the premises were no longer in use, the town bought the property in order to develop it. The premises played a key role for the municipality, as it made up half of the downtown area by then. In the following years, among other things, an arena, a shopping mall and a new university campus were built.