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Gummersbach---Sidenote START--- Gummersbach is a place in the district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located 56 km E of Cologne. It was designated formerly also than lime town, because lime trees lined the main street. Till the 20s of the 20th century the citizens called her town also small Paris. History In 1109 the place the first time was mentioned documentary namely in the lowering of the episcopal Kathedralsteuer for the church in Gummeresbach by Eb. Friedrich. Manner of writing of the first naming: Gummeresbracht. Gummersbach acquired in the year 1857 town right. The coat of arms The arms were granted on July 27, 1892. Gummersbach developed rapidly from a small village to a large city during the early 19th century, due to the metal and textile industry. The right part of the arms thus show a spindle as a symbol for the textile industry. The left part shows the arms of the Counts of the Mark, as the area belonged to the Mark since 1287. Communities, Localities and Villages Apfelbaum - Becke - Berghausen - Birnbaum - Brnchen - Bracht - Bredenbruch - Brink - Bruch - Brunohl - Bnghausen - Deitenbach - Derschlag - Dieringhausen - Drieberhausen - Dmmlinghausen - Elbach - Erbland - Erlenhagen - Flaberg - Frmmersbach - Grnenthal - Gummeroth - Hardt - Hardt-Hanfgarten - Helberg - Herreshagen - Hesselbach - Hfen -Hmel - Hlsenbusch - Hunstig - Kalkuhl - Karlskamp - Koverstein - Lantenbach - Lieberhausen - Liefenroth - Lobscheid - Ltzinghausen - Luttersiefen - Mhle - Neuenhaus - Neuenschmiede - Niedergelpe - Niedernhagen - Niedersemar - Nochen - Oberrengse - Ohmig -Peisel - Piene - Rebbelroth - Recklinghausen - Reininghausen - Remmelsohl - Rodt - Rospe - Schneppsiefen - Schnenberg - Schusterburg - Sonnenberg - Steinenbrck - Strae - Strombach - Unnenberg - Veste - Vollmerhausen - Waldesruh - Wasserfuhr - Windhagen - Wrde - Wrden
Places of interest Center Lieberhausen - Colored church, a Protestant church with middle ages to lichen cover paintings.
- In a restaurant compared with the church one can eat Lieberhausen pancake.
Hlsenbusch - The " Protestant church " was rebuilt in the 18th century after a local fire and was equipped baroque.
Population growth | align="left" | Year | Population | | 1890 | 7,748 | | 1910 | 16,050 | | 1953 | 31,557 | | 1957 | 32,150 | | 1977 | 49,285 | | 1990 | 53,120 | | 1995 | 54,462 | | 2000 | 54,314 | | 2002 | 54,318 | | 2003 | 54,212 |
Schools in Gummersbach - Communal elementary school Gummersbach-Krnerstrasse
- Communal elementary school Gummersbach-Bernberg
- Jakob Moreno school, school for learning-disabled children
- Town secondary school Gummersbach-Hepel
- Town secondary school Gummersbach-Steinberg
- Town high school - Grotenbach
- Town high school - Moltkestrasse
- Occupational lecture Gummersbach
- Business school Gummersbach
- Advanced technical college of Cologne, campus Gummersbach
- Educational centrum upper mountain for technology and economy
- Music school Gummersbach e. V.
Sport The men's team VfL Gummersbach was in him of the 1970 years one most successful handball teams of Europe and is till this day after won titles the most successful handball-association team of the world. Persons
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- Map and aerial photos
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