Leverkusen

Leverkusen () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. The city is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, one of Europe's largest urban areas.

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Leverkusen is a city located in western Germany along the Rhine River, positioned between the major cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf. It is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, one of Europe's largest urban areas, making it an important component of a densely populated and economically significant region.

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German place.type: City
German place.image_flag: Flagge Leverkusen.svg
German place.image_coa: Wappen Leverkusen.svg
German place.image_plan: North rhine w LEV.svg
German place.plantext: Leverkusen within North Rhine-Westphalia
German place.state: North Rhine-Westphalia
German place.region: Köln
German place.district: urban
German place.elevation: 60
German place.area: 78.85
German place.area_code: 0214, 02171 & 02173
German place.licence: LEV and OP
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05316000
German place.website: www.leverkusen.de
German place.mayor: Stefan Hebbel
German place.leader_term: 2025–30
German place.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister
German place.party: CDU

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Named after: Carl Leverkus
Official name: Leverkusen
Country: Germany
Located in: Cologne Government Region
Population: 175300
Area: 78.87
Elevation: 52
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Rhein-Berg District
Official website: www.leverkusen.de
Image: Schloss Morsbroich (Leverkusen) (1).jpg
Dialing code: 0214
Licence plate code: LEV

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twinned administrative body: Bracknell Forest
Commons category: Leverkusen
postal code: 51368–51381
topic's main category: Category:Leverkusen
category for people born here: Q15069756
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Leverkusen
category of associated people: Category:People from Leverkusen
Commons gallery: Leverkusen
inception: 1930-00-00
short name: Le
P6814: Leverkusen
member of: Landschaftsverband Rheinland
male population: 79839
female population: 84066
described at URL: www.kek-online.de/medienkonzentration/mediendatenbank/#/profile/shareholder/5be1a6b6-80aa-4b72-8905-d142f490c4d7
P11012: FC St. Pauli
hashtag: Leverkusen

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Demographics
Politics
City council
Coat of arms
Main sights and places of interest
Sports
Transport
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
References
Sources
External links

With about 163,000 inhabitants, Leverkusen is one of the state's smaller cities. The city is known for the pharmaceutical company Bayer and its sports club Bayer Leverkusen.

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