Siegburg
Siegburg | |
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Location of Siegburg within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates:50°48′5″N7°12′16″E/ 50.80139°N 7.20444°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Köln |
District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
Subdivisions | 8 |
Government | |
•Mayor(2020–25) | Stefan Rosemann[1](SPD) |
• Governing parties | SPD/Greens/FDP |
Area | |
• Total | 23.47 km2(9.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 42,025 |
• Density | 1,800/km2(4,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
Postal codes | 53721 |
Dialling codes | 02241 |
Vehicle registration | SU |
Website | https:// siegburg.de/ |
Siegburg(i.e.forton theSiegriver;Ripuarian:Sieburch) is a city in the district ofRhein-Sieg-KreisinNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany.It is located on the banks of the riversSiegandAgger,10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the former seat of West German governmentBonnand 26 kilometres (16 mi) fromCologne.The population of the city was 39,192 in the 2013 census.
Geography
[edit]Siegburg is located approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the riverRhine,at theconfluencewhere theAggerjoins theSieg,in the southeast corner of theCologne Lowland.Neighbouring towns includeTroisdorf,Lohmar,Sankt AugustinandHennef.The nearby cities ofCologneandBonnare easily accessible through good transport links. The highest point of the urban area is 220 metres (720 ft) above sea level (NHN) in theBraschoßarea and the lowest point is just under 54 metres (177 ft) above sea level at the mouth of theAgger.
History
[edit]Archbishop-Elector Anno IIofColognefounded aBenedictinemonasteryin 1064, known asMichaelsberg 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 itspottery,especially for the Siegburg pitchers (Siegburger Krüge).
Siegburg has been the county seat of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis since 1816.
Siegburg'ssynagoguewas destroyed onKristallnacht,signaling the demise of its Jewish community.
Politics
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Left:2 seats
SPD:14 seats
Greens:10 seats
SBU:2 seats
Volksabstimmung:1 seat
FDP:2 seats
CDU:19 seats
Municipal elections are held every five years, in which the mayor and city council of Siegburg, as well as the district administrator (German:Landrat) and district council (German:Kreistag) of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis are chosen.[4]The last election took place on 13 September 2020.[3]
City council
[edit]Thecity council(German:Stadtrat) of Siegburg consists of 50 councillors, half of which are chosen directly in 25 constituencies. The remaining 25 seats are distributed via party lists, resulting in a proportional representation.
On 30 October 2020 the Social Democrats, Greens, and Liberals agreed to form a coalition government.[5]
Mayor
[edit]The mayor of Siegburg is Stefan Rosemann, who was elected with 57.54% of the vote.[6][7]He stated that he would withdraw from party politics and completely focus on the mayoral office.[5]He was sworn into office on 5 November 2020.[8]
Transport
[edit]Siegburg/Bonn stationis a railway station on theCologne-Frankfurt high-speed railwayand theSieg Railway.The name of the station derives from it having been rebuilt for the high-speed line in order to serveBonn.It is connected to Bonn by the Siegburg line of theBonn Stadtbahnevery 10 or 15 minutes. The station is located in the network area of theVerkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg(Rhine-Sieg Transport Association, VRS) public transit authority.
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Bolesławiec,Poland
Guarda,Portugal
Nogent-sur-Marne,France
Orestiada,Greece
Selçuk,Turkey
Notable people
[edit]- Engelbert Humperdinck(1854–1921), composer
- Adelheid Wette,author, composer and librettist
- Joseph Hermann Mohr(1834–1892), priest, hymn writer and hymnologist
- Liselotte Hammes(born 1933), operatic soprano and academic voice teacher
- Wolfgang Overath(born 1943), footballer
- Anja-Nina Bahrmann(born 1980), soprano
- Catharina Felser(born 1982), racing driver
References
[edit]- ^Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020,Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011"(in German).Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.Retrieved20 June2024.
- ^ab"Ratswahl - Kommunalwahlen / Integrationsratswahl 2020 in der Kreisstadt Siegburg - Gesamtergebnis".wahlen.kdvz-frechen.de(in German).Retrieved12 November2020.
- ^"Kommunalwahl".Kreisstadt Siegburg(in German).Retrieved12 November2020.
- ^abKieras, Paul (31 October 2020)."Stadtrat: SPD, Grüne und FDP schließen Bündnis in Siegburg".General-Anzeiger Bonn(in German).Retrieved12 November2020.
- ^"Bürgermeisterstichwahl - Kommunalwahlen / Integrationsratswahl 2020 in der Kreisstadt Siegburg - Gesamtergebnis".wahlen.kdvz-frechen.de(in German).Retrieved12 November2020.
- ^"Kommunalwahl 2020: Das sind die Stichwahlergebnisse aus dem Rhein-Sieg-Kreis".General-Anzeiger Bonn(in German). 27 September 2020.Retrieved12 November2020.
- ^Quadt, Nadine (7 November 2020)."Fragestunde am Anfang: Der Siegburger Rat hat sich konstituiert".General-Anzeiger Bonn(in German).Retrieved12 November2020.
- ^"Städtepartnerschaften".siegburg.de(in German). Siegburg.Retrieved25 March2021.
External links
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- Official website
(in German)
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