Monheim am Rhein

Monheim am Rhein
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Monheim am Rhein
Coat of arms of Monheim am Rhein
Location of Monheim am Rhein within Mettmann district
Mettmann (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisRemscheidWuppertalSolingenRheinisch-Bergischer KreisLeverkusenCologneRhein-Kreis NeussDüsseldorfDuisburgMülheim an der RuhrEssenMonheim am RheinLangenfeldHildenHaanErkrathMettmannWülfrathVelbertHeiligenhausRatingen
Monheim am Rhein is located in Germany
Monheim am Rhein
Monheim am Rhein
Monheim am Rhein is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Monheim am Rhein
Monheim am Rhein
Coordinates: 51°06′N 6°54′E / 51.100°N 6.900°E / 51.100; 6.900
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictMettmann
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Daniel Zimmermann[1] (PETO)
Area
 • Total23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Lowest elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total43,524
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
40789
Dialling codes02173
Vehicle registrationME
Websitewww.monheim.de

Monheim am Rhein (Limburgish: Monnem) is a town on the right (eastern) bank of the river Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Monheim belongs to the district of Mettmann – with the southern suburbs of Düsseldorf to the north, and the Bergisches Land to the south. It consists of the city districts (from north to south) Baumberg (about one third) and Monheim (two thirds).

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.