Rösrath (; ) 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.
Geography Rösrath is located in the immediate vicinity of Cologne. The municipal area of Rösrath is bordering on the south-eastern city limits of Cologne. Therefore, from Cologne's point of view Rösrath is called a Gateway to the Berg region (Bergisches Land). The municipal area partly extends over the nature reserves of the Wahner Heide and Königsforst.
Population
Local government
Council, elections in May 2014: CDU 17 seats SPD 12 seats Alliance 90/The greens 6 seats FDP 4 seats Alternative für Deutschland / AfD 2 seats The Left 2 seats BfR (Bürger für Rösrath-Citizens for Rösrath) 1 seat Dieter von Niessen 1 seat Kacem Bitich (independent), Videomitschnitt 1 seat
Mayors Mayors Start of office End of office Party comments Franz Leyhausen August 1878 June 1905 Max Haumann October 1905 March 1931 Max Steinsträßer April 1931 April 1945 Gottfried Fuhrmann May 1945 February 1946 CDU Robert Vierkötter March 1946 October 1946 SPD Josef Arens November 1946 March 1947 CDU Wilhelm Beinhoff April 1947 October 1948 CDU Paul Leibner November 1948 December 1950 SPD Günther Runkel February 1951 November 1951 FDP Kurt Adenauer December 1951 December 1954 CDU Erwin Schiffbauer January 1955 April 1963 SPD Matthias Großmann May 1963 October 1964 CDU Erwin Schiffbauer November 1964 February 1972 SPD Siegfried Tews March 1972 April 1975 SPD Karlheinz Krakau May 1975 September 1989 CDU Dieter Happ October 1989 November 2008 SPD First full-time mayor since October 1, 1999 Marcus Mombauer December 2008 September 2020 CDU Bondina Schulze September 2020 October 2025 Grüne Yannick Steinbach November 2025 in office ForsPark
Coat of Arms The coat of arms of Rösrath consists of two areas: The upper area shows the red lion of Berg with blue crown, tongue and claws. The lion appears in most of the coats of arms in the district of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis. The lower area shows a hunting horn with a green background. It symbolizes the Königsforst, in former times a popular hunting district of the earls of Berg.
Culture
Rösrath is known for the Rose Monday Parade, organized every year.
Landmarks
The gateway of Eulenbroich Castle is virtually the landmark of Rösrath. This "gateway to the Berg region" (Bergisches Land) is used as logo on the letterheads and internet pages of the town council.
Twin towns – sister cities
Rösrath is twinned with: Veurne, Belgium (1974) Chavenay, France (1998) Crespières, France (1998) Feucherolles, France (1998) Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France (1998)
Notable people Chris Howland (1928–2013), entertainer, actor and author, lived in Rosrath Wolfgang Bochow (1944–2017), badminton player Rainer Brüninghaus (born 1949), jazz pianist and composer, has been living in Rösrath since 1976 Anke Engelke (born 1965), actor and comedian, graduated from the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule in Rösrath in 1984
References
External links
Official website Chronicle of mayors of Rösrath since 1945