Mülheim

Mülheim an der Ruhr is located to the southwest of Essen in the Ruhr valley.^[3] The city consists of 19 districts, 14 of which are located on the right bank of the Ruhr and 5 on the left bank.

¹ Eppinghofen and Mellinghofen are part of the northern inner city (referred to as Altstadt II).

² The old name for Heimaterde in the land register is Fulerum^[4].

³ officially referred to as Altstadt I.

Figures are estimates based on statistical data from 2025^[5].

The city is divided into three administrative districts (Bezirke), six sub-areas (Teilräume) for planning purposes, and nine (official) districts and 28 statistical districts^[6]. There are 27 electoral districts for local elections^[7].

Geology

The northern foothills of the Rhenish Massif are characterised by the distinctive rock formation of the bare mountain slopes through which run coal-bearing layers which formed during the carboniferous period. Here the Ruhr cuts more than 50 meters deep into this Mittelgebirge. This natural erosion partly uncovered these mineable black coal deposits, which enabled their exploration and extraction using adits. However, the coal-rich layers became ever deeper as one progressed northward, which required setting up mines to extract the black coal. In contrast, the broad bayou (dead arm of a river) of Styrum borough is characteristic of the features of the Lower Rhine Plain.^[8]

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Rank	Nationality	Population (31.12.2022)
1	Turkey	4,807
2	Syria	2,910
3	Serbia	1,594
4	Iraq	1,423
5	Poland	1,357
6	Ukraine	1,306
7	Romania	1,243
8	Italy	1,149
9	China	1,017
10	Kosovo	964

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Mülheim was chartered in 1808. Between 1878 and 1929, Mülheim absorbed its neighboring towns, including Broich and Heissen.^[9] Later, during World War II, forced laborers of the 3rd SS construction brigade were dispatched in the town by the Nazis in 1943.^[10]

The U18 metro line connects the city with Essen.^[11]

The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport, located 30 km (19 mi) south west of Mülheim. Mülheim also shares an Airfield with Essen.

Mülheim is home to two Max Planck Institutes, a university campus, and various other educational and scientific institutions.

• Max Planck Institute for Coal Research
• Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
• Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences, main campus
• IWW Water Centre, water research institute of the University of Duisburg-Essen
• 39 Schools, among them 22 primary schools, 12 general secondary schools, 2 vocational schools, 1 Waldorf school, and 2 special schools

Mülheim an der Ruhr has a longstanding industrial heritage as part of the Ruhrgebiet, historically focused on coal mining, steel, and chemicals. While heavy industry has declined, the city has shifted towards logistics, retail, scientific research, and high-value services.

Mülheim has positioned itself as a logistics and services hub within North Rhine-Westphalia, supported by its proximity to Düsseldorf, Essen, and the Rhine-Ruhr transport network. The local economy includes strong retail and food distribution sectors, along with growing activity in energy and environmental sciences, partly driven by the presence of research institutions such as the Max Planck Institutes and Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences.

• Siemens Energy (founded 2020), an energy technology company, is the largest employer in Mülheim
• Aldi Süd (founded 1946, split in two parts in 1960, renamed to Aldi Süd in 1962), a discount supermarket chain, has its corporate headquarters in Mülheim
• PVS rhein-ruhr (founded in 1927) handles billing for the healthcare sector^[12]
• Europipe GmbH (founded 1991), Europipe produces large seamless pipes for oil and gas pipelines, including Nord Stream
• At ThyssenKrupp Presta, steering systems for the automotive industry are assembled
• Harke Group, formerly Syntana (founded 1965), wholesaler for chemicals

• 1. FC Mülheim (founded 1923), a football club. The club from the working-class district of Styrum district celebrated its greatest success with promotion to the 2. Bundesliga (Nord) in 1974, where they played for two seasons.
• VfB Speldorf (founded 1919), a football club. The VfB's greatest success was winning the Niederrheinpokal in 2009
• HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim (founded 1920), a field hockey club

Mülheim is twinned with:^[13]

Panorama of Mülheim in 2014

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  Courtyard of Schloss Broich
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  Town Hall
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  Mülheim Stadthalle
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  View to the street and tram station Aktienstraße
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  Friedrichstraße
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  Petrikirche
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  Highrise buildings in the city centre
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  Water feature in MüGa-Park

• Mülheim Hauptbahnhof