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Monheim am Rhein (North Rhine Westphalia)
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity.
Germany is divided into 16 states which are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities. Germany is one of the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind the United States, China, India and Japan counted by purchasing power parity.
Monheim am Rhein is a North Rhine Westphalian medium-sized municipality in the district of Mettmann in the southern suburban area of Dusseldorf on the eastern bank of the river Rhine. It consists of the city districts Baumberg and Monheim. The city’s population was 42,656 people as per 2005 in an area of 23.1 square kilometers. Its population density is 1,846 people per square kilometers and is elevated at 35 to 45 meters.
Monheim has roughly 850 years of recorded history. It was first documented in 1150 as a fishermen's village in the Grafschaft Berg. It became the directorial center for the surrounding villages in 1363, and stayed in that position until Napoleon formed the Rhine Confederation in 1806. It is part of both of the public transportation associations Verkehrsverbund Rhein Ruhr and the Verkehrsverbund Rhein Sieg, placed at their borders. There are numerous bus lines running between the city districts, neighbouring towns and the closest S Bahn railwaystation at the border to Langenfeld.
Monheim is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in Germany. It is worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place leaves a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justifies the proud cultural tradition of Germany.
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