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in the 5th century AD, which is still reflected today in the syllables -heim and -dorf in the names of the city and its neighbouring villages. Over 300 graves from this period have been uncovered and analysed. The first documented mention dates back to 853 AD, when the property was transferred to the
917:) over various issues and had also taken legal action against these people in some cases; cooperation between Kempen and the superior authorities, which was necessary in many cases, was then no longer or only possible with difficulty. After the vote-out, early elections were held in March 2008.
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In 2007, an unusual event took place when the incumbent mayor Yvonne Kempen (1960–2011, CDU) was voted out of office by the town council. Kempen had been elected for the first time in 1999 and confirmed in office in 2004, but over the years had fallen out with the town council, the district
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are used as residential areas, 565 ha as farm and building areas, 570 ha as areas for other uses, 614 ha as garden land, 1324 ha as agricultural land and 1070 ha as arable land. The remaining area is mainly divided between grassland, forests and smaller areas of water.
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As of 8 September 2023, Meckenheim had 27,076 inhabitants, 1404 of whom were secondary residents. 9172 inhabitants (33.9 %) were over 60 years old, 4758 inhabitants (17.6 %) were under 18 years old. The residents lived in a total of 16,147 households.
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949:. The Meckenheim-Nord (10) and Merl (11) exits lead from the BAB 565 towards the town, from BAB 61 it can be accessed from the west via Rheinbach (28). At the end of the BAB 565 at the Meckenheim junction, it merges into the
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Meckenheim consists of five city districts, (Alt-)Meckenheim, with the oldest part along the Swist and the "Neuer Markt" area (17,348 inhabitants), Altendorf (1,310), Ersdorf (927), Lüftelberg (1,355) and Merl (6,007).
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A total of 8.5 km of motorway, 23 km of country roads and 8 km of district roads run through the municipality. In addition, 115 km of municipal roads and 140 km of agricultural roads run through the town of
Meckenheim.
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Bundeswehr's IT service provider,
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is still in Bonn and the command centres of the armed forces branches were stationed here until 2012) have taken up residence in the surrounding area and thus also in
Meckenheim.
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and thus conquer a path across the Rhine, which was actually only planned as part of a larger offensive further downstream near Wesel on the Lower Rhine during
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655:). On March 28, 1787, a major fire destroyed almost the entire town, which at that time had between 550 (around 1700) and 1100 (1812) inhabitants.
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The next local elections in
Northrhine-Westphalia, and therefore also elections for the city council and mayor, will probably take place in 2025.
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After the war, Meckenheim had around 2,500 inhabitants in 1950, and Bonn's election as the federal capital in 1949 (also referred to as
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Cologne ran through the district of today’s Lüftelberg. The area around Meckenheim was probably settled by the
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881:, both of whom are in accordance with the laws of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia elected for five years. Holger Jung (
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508:. The highest point in the municipality is at 386.1 m above sea level near the village of Ersdorf at the beginning of the
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702:. It was not until 1929 that Meckenheim regained the right to call itself a town (Landgemeinde Stadt Meckenheim) again.
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Meckenheim is home to several companies and authorities. Since the 1970s, for example, a branch office of the
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Meckenheim in the district of Bad Dürkheim, see
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Meckenheim is situated approximately 15 km south-west of
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937:. BAB 565 connects Meckenheim directly to Bonn and via the
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Distribution of seats in the city council (2020 elections)
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Initially, Meckenheim was located exclusively around the
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pupils, 613 intermediate secondary school pupils and 774
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Meckenheim is located directly near the interchange of
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The area around
Meckenheim was already settled in the
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666:, Meckenheim became part of France in
516:) while its lowest point is where the
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90:Location of Meckenheim within
1038:) and turnip cabbage from the
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684:Département de Rhin-et-Moselle
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1116:(born 1965), politician (CDU)
933:and is also connected to the
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1185:Stadt Meckenheim – Touristik
625:Cassius Monastery in Bonn.
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1221:(in German). 2019-06-14
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960:Railroad stops of the
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680:Arrondissement de Bonn
598:lower secondary school
492:Geographical situation
477:North Rhine-Westphalia
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18:Meckenheim (Rheinland)
915:Regierungsbezirk Köln
735:, abbreviated as the
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686:. In 1815, after the
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1005:Cologne Bonn Airport
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904:Voting out the mayor
641:Ferdinand of Bavaria
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452:[ˈmɛkŋ̍haɪm]
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354: • Density
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1086:Joint Force Command
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512:(also known as the
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