Rösrath

Rösrath is a ceety in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (destrict) in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. The earliest kent documents mentionin the dounset Rösrath can be foond in documents datit tae 1356. Thare hae been findins o Paleolithic an Mesolithic tuils in the ceety aurie Forsbach. The commonty wis elevatit tae ceety status in 2001.

Geography
Rösrath is locatit in the immediate vicinity o Cologne. The municipal aurie o Rösrath is borderin on the sooth-eastren ceety leemits o Cologne. Therefore frae Cologne's pynt o view Rösrath is cried a Gateway tae the Berg region (Bergisches Land).
The municipal aurie pairtly extends ower the natur reserves o the Wahner Heide an Königsforst.

The Coat o Airms o Rösrath
The coat o airms o Rösrath consists o twa auries:
 The upper aurie shows the reid lion o Berg wi blue croun, tongue an claws. The lion appears in maist o the coats o airms in the destrict o the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis.
 The lawer aurie shows a huntin horn wi a green backgrund. It seembolizes the Königsforst, in umwhile times a popular huntin destrict o the earls o Berg.

Landmark o Rösrath
The gateway o Eulenbroich castle is virtually the laundmerk o Rösrath. This gateway tae the Berg region (Bergisches Land) is uised as logo on the letterheads an internet pages o the toun cooncil.

Twinned ceeties
 25px Veurne (Belgium, Wast Flanders), syne 1974 25px Chavenay (Fraunce, Yvelines), syne 1998
 25px Crespières (Fraunce, Yvelines), syne 1998
 25px Feucherolles (Fraunce, Yvelines), syne 1998
 25px Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche (Fraunce, Yvelines), syne 1998

Carnival
Cologne is weel kent as a "stronghold" o German carnival wi its famous carnival parade on the Monday afore Strove Tuesday. Rösrath isna too far awa frae Cologne. An aw in Rösrath a Rose Monday Parade is organizit ivery year. The parade isna as big as in Cologne, but the foolishness is juist as wild as in the neebourin lairge toun.

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Category:Touns in North Rhine-Westphalie