Leverkusen
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Leverkusen
Coordinates: 51°02′N 06°59′E / 51.033°N 6.983°E / 51.033; 6.983Coordinates: 51°02′N 06°59′E / 51.033°N 6.983°E / 51.033; 6.983
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. region	Köln
Destrict	Urban destrict
Govrenment
• Mayor	Reinhard Buchhorn (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU / SPD / Bürgerliste
Area
• Total	78.85 km2 (30.44 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	163,851
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Diallin codes	0214, 02171 & 02173
Vehicle registration	LEV
Website	www.Leverkusen.de/English

Leverkusen (German pronunciation: [ˈleːfɐˌkuːzn̩]) is a ceety in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany on the eastren bank o the Rhine. Tae the sooth, Leverkusen borders the ceety o Cologne an tae the north is the state caipital Düsseldorf.

Wi aboot 161,000 indwallers, Leverkusen is ane o the state's smawer ceeties. The ceety is kent for the pharmaceutical company Bayer an its associatit sports club Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

History

Datin tae the 12t century as Wiesdorf, the Leverkusen aurie wis rural till the late 19t century.

Chemical facility

In 1860, Wiesdorf wis chosen bi the apothecary Carl Leverkus for establishin a dye factory. The factory wis taken ower bi the Bayer company in 1891. The company muivit its office tae Wiesdorf in 1912, turning the toun intae the centre o German chemical industry. In Warld War II, the Bayer (Standard Oil/IG Farben) plant [1] wis bombit on 22 August 1943,[2] Archived 2013-01-14 at Archive.today an durin the Battle o Berlin (air) on November 19/20 an December 10/11, 1943.

Leverkusen wis foondit in 1930 bi mergin Wiesdorf, Schlebusch, Steinbüchel an Rheindorf. In 1975, Opladen (includin Lützenkirchen syne 1930), Hitdorf an Bergisch Neukirchen jynt. The present ceety is made up o several veelages, oreeginally cried Wiesdorf, Opladen, Schlebusch, Lützenkirchen, Steinbüchel, Rheindorf an Bergisch-Neukirchen.

Main sichts an places o interest

BayArena

The BayArena is the stadium an hame o Leverkusen's fitbaa team Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Efter the extension the stadium nou haulds place for ower 30,210 fowk.

Bayer Cross Leverkusen

The Bayer Cross Leverkusen is ane o the lairgest illuminatit advertisements in the warld. It haes a identifyin meanin for Leverkusen's population.

Freudenthaler Sensenhammer

the Sensenhammer is a 'livin' industrial museum. The permanent exhibition includes manufratur o scythes an drepanium an the uise o those tuils in fermin. The museum itsel is the biggest exhibit. The museum is uised in a different wey an aw, for ensaumple for concerts or theater.

• Schloss Morsbroich - moatit castle in the baroque style, nou a museum for contemporary airt
• Water Tower Leverkusen-Bürrig - 72.45-metre-high (237.7 ft) watter reservoir containin an observation deck
• Neuland Park - lairge pairk beside the Rhine
• Japanese Garden - A gairden creatit bi Carl Duisberg at 1923
• Colony o wirkers - historical urban destrict in the centre o Leverkusen
• Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit - historical Boat brig next tae the Rhine atween Wiesdorf an Rheindorf
• Mausoleum o Carl Duisberg - mausoleum in the centre o the Carl Duisberg Pairk next tae the Casino
• NaturGut Ophoven - educational centre for natur in Leverkusen-Opladen

Internaitional relations

Leverkusen is twinned wi: