Odendorf is a village in Germany, located in the municipality of

Swisttal Swisttal is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Swisttal received its names from a brook named Swist, which flows in the middle of the municipality. Geography Swisttal is situated approximately 15 k ...

in the

Rhein-Sieg The Rhein-Sieg-Kreis ( ksh, Rhein-Siech-Kreis) is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the south of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis, Altenkirchen, Neuwied, Ahrweiler, Euskirchen, ...

district of North Rhine-Westphalia. The village is situated approximately southwest of Bonn. As of 2007, the village had 3,581 inhabitants.

Local business

Odendorf offers a wide range of local business. Situated in the village are an Edeka supermarket, also an Aldi as well a Rossmann drugstore. also a gas-station, post office, banks, pharmacy and several restaurants are based in the village. In a new business park further industrial business (manufacturing, wholesale trade) is located and land is still available for sale.

Infrastructure

Odendorf is located west of Highway A61 with connection to

Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...

(A61), Cologne (A1) and

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...

(A61). Also

Deutsche Bahn The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder. describes itself as the se ...

offers a regular Regionalbahn service on the

Voreifel Railway The Voreifel Railway (german: Voreifelbahn) is a partly double track, non-electrified main line in the Voreifel from Bonn Central Station, Bonn to Euskirchen station, Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (KBS 475). History ...

between

Euskirchen Euskirchen (; Ripuarian: ''Öskerche'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the district Euskirchen. While Euskirchen resembles a modern shopping town, it also has a history dating back over 700 years, having been granted to ...

and Bonn. Also a bus service to Rheinbach and

(school-service only) is available. The nearest airport is Cologne/Bonn Airport.

Notable residents

* Pius Heinz - Winner of the Main Event at the

2011 World Series of Poker The 2011 World Series of Poker was the 42nd annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). The WSOP is the most prestigious poker tournament in the world with the winner of the Main Event considered to be the World Champion. It was held at the Rio All Suit ...

References

External links

Website of the municipality Swisttal (German)
Former municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia {{RheinSiegKreis-geo-stub