Mülheim

[3] 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.

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.

[5] The current mayor of Mülheim is Marc Buchholz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2020.

The bridge Mintarder Ruhrtalbrücke in Mülheim, crosses the Ruhr connecting Düsseldorf and Essen
Results of the 2020 city council election