Siegburg
| Siegburg, Germany | ||
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  Siegburg, Germany | ||
Location of Siegburg, Germany within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district 
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| Coordinates: 50°48′5″N 7°12′16″E / 50.80139°N 7.20444°ECoordinates: 50°48′5″N 7°12′16″E / 50.80139°N 7.20444°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Köln | |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Franz Huhn (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 41,016 | |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 53721 | |
| Dialling codes | 02241 | |
| Vehicle registration | SU | |
| Website | www.siegburg.de | |
Siegburg (i.e. fort on the Sieg river; Colognian: Siebursch) is a city in the district of Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the banks of the rivers Sieg and Agger, 10 kilometres from the former seat of West German government Bonn and 26 kilometres from Cologne. The population of the city was 39,192 in the 2013 census.
History
Archbishop-Elector Anno II of Cologne founded a Benedictine monastery in 1064, known as Michaelsberg Abbey, on top of the hill also called the Michaelsberg. A settlement that arose from that was first mentioned as a city in 1182. Siegburg reached the height of its prosperity in the 15th and 16th century. It is famous for its pottery, especially for the Siegburg pitchers (Siegburger Krüge).
Siegburg has been the county seat of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis since 1816.
Siegburg's synagogue was destroyed on Kristallnacht, signaling the demise of its Jewish community.
Transport
Siegburg/Bonn station is a railway station on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed railway and the Sieg Railway. The name of the station derives from it having been rebuilt for the high-speed line in order to serve Bonn. It is connected to Bonn by the Siegburg line of the Bonn Stadtbahn every 10 or 15 minutes. The station is located in the network area of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (Rhine-Sieg Transport Association, VRS) public transit authority.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Siegburg is twinned with:
Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Guarda, Portugal
Bolesławiec, Poland
Selçuk, Turkey
Orestiada, Greece
Yuzawa, Japan
Notable residents
- Engelbert Humperdinck (September 1, 1854 – September 27, 1921), German composer, of Hänsel und Gretel fame
- Wolfgang Overath (born September 29, 1943), former Germany national football team player and a member of the team which won the 1974 FIFA World Cup
- Catharina Felser (born October 2, 1982), racing-car driver
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Siegburg. |
Siegburg travel guide from Wikivoyage
Towns and municipalities in Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | ||
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References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.