flood, so that Haus Bürgel is actually on the right bank of the Rhine today. Some remains of the Roman walls are still visible, although the place was transformed into a larger Frankish manor house. In recent years, it has been used as a museum and biological-environmental research and information station. Gänselieselbrunnen – The fountain known locally as Gänselieselbrunnen is located next to the town hall of Monheim am Rhein. Friedenskirche - The Friedenskirche (Peace Church) is a Protestant church in Monheim-Baumberg, built from 1968 to 1974 according to the plans of Walter Maria Foerderer and an outstanding example of Brutalism in the Rhineland. Transport Monheim is part of both of the public transport associations Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr and the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg, situated on their borders. There are several bus lines running between the city districts, neighbouring towns, and the closest S-Bahn railway station on the border with Langenfeld. Many of Monheim's residents are commuters to nearby Düsseldorf (20 minutes) and Cologne (30 minutes). The A59 is connected to Monheim, as is the A542 which connects with the nearby A3 and A1. The town is in the vicinity of both Düsseldorf Airport and the Cologne Bonn Airport. Twin towns – sister cities Monheim am Rhein is twinned with: Wiener Neustadt, Austria (1971) Tirat Carmel, Israel (1989) Delitzsch, Germany (1990) Bourg-la-Reine, France (2000) Malbork, Poland (2005) Ataşehir, Turkey (2015) References External links Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Populated places on the Rhine Mettmann (district)