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| City Area: | 137,68 kmē | ||||||
| Population: | 238.565 (as of 31.12.2003) | ||||||
| Population density: | 1.733 Inhabitants/kmē | ||||||
| Height: | 39 m over sea level | ||||||
| ZIP Code: | 47701 - 47839 (before '94: 4150) | ||||||
| Area Code: | 02151 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 51° 20' N 6° 14' E | ||||||
| License plate code: | KR
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| "Amtlicher Gemeindeschluessel": | 05 1 14 000 | ||||||
| Boroughs: | 9 "Stadtbezirke" with 19 "Stadtteilen" | ||||||
| Adress : | Stadtverwaltung Von-der-Leyen-Platz 1 47798 Krefeld | ||||||
| Website: | www.krefeld.de | ||||||
| E-Mail-Adress: | stadtservice@krefeld.de | ||||||
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| "Oberbuergermeister": | Dieter Puetzhofen ( CDU) | ||||||
| Debt: | 419,3 Mio (as of 31.12.02) | ||||||
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| Quote of unemployed workers: | 11,5 % inkl. Willich (as of 30.04.04) | ||||||
| Quote of Aliens: | 13,6 % | ||||||
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Krefeld is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east. It is located southwest of the Ruhr area, just a few kilometres west of the RhineAt 1,320 km (820 miles), the Rhine River ( German Rhein French Rhin Dutch Rijn is one of the longest rivers in Europe. Its name is derived from the Celtic word renos (meaning "raging flow"). Together with the Danube it formed most of the northern frontier. (The borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine.) Population: 238,100.
The origins of the town were in Roman60 and 400 with major cities. During this time only Dacia and Mesopotamia were added to the Empire but were lost before 300. The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman state in the centuries following its reorganization under t times, when the legions founded the military camp of Gelduba (today the borough of Gellep). Krefeld itself was first mentioned in 1105Events Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor deposed Tamna kingdom annexed by Korean Goryeo Dynasty. Births 1104/ 1105 Alfonso VII, king of Castile (d. 1157) Deaths 1105. under the name of Krinvelde. Uerdingen was originally an independent town east of Krefeld, founded in 1255Events Konigsberg was founded Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) 1255.. In medieval times it was larger and more important than Krefeld.
The growth of the town began in the 17th century, when Krefeld was one of few towns spared by the horrors of the Thirty Years' WarGustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)The Thirty Years' War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally in the central European territory of the Holy Roman Empire, but also involving most of the major continental powe. The town was quickly overpopulated. In 1683Events June 6 The Ashmolean Museum opens as the world's first university museum. June 12 The Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II of England is discovered September 7 Polish-German troops arrive in Vienna to help the besieged November 1 The British cr a large group of Krefelders left the town, crossed the Atlantic and founded the settlement of Germantown (now incorporated in Philadelphia).
The town of Uerdingen was less lucky; it was completely destroyed in the Thirty Years' War by troops from Hesse and almost ceased to exist. Krefeld got ahead of Uerdingen; both towns merged in 1928.
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