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Siegburg (i.e. '' fort on the Sieg river''; Ripuarian: ''Sieburch'') 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
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, 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.


Geography

Siegburg is located approximately 8 kilometres east of the river Rhine, at the
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where the
Agger Agger may refer to: * Agger (surname) * Agger (ancient Rome), a type of ancient Roman rampart or embankment * Agger (river), a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Agger nasi, an anatomical feature of the nose * Agger Rockshelter, in Wisconsi ...
joins the Sieg, in the southeast corner of the Cologne Lowland. Neighbouring towns include Troisdorf,
Lohmar Lohmar ( Ripuarian: ''Luhme'') is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Lohmar is located about 20 km east of Cologne and 15 km north-east of Bonn in the Bergisches Land area. Because it is on ...
, Sankt Augustin and Hennef. The nearby cities of Cologne and Bonn are easily accessible through good transport links. The highest point of the urban area is 220m above sea level ( NHN) in the Braschoß area and the lowest point is just under 54m above sea level at the mouth of the
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.


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 A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...
was destroyed on Kristallnacht, signaling the demise of its Jewish community.


Politics

Municipal elections are held every five years, in which the mayor and city council of Siegburg, as well as the district administrator () and district council () of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis are chosen. The last election took place on 13 September 2020.


City council

The city council () 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.


Mayor

The mayor of Siegburg is Stefan Rosemann, who was elected with 57.54% of the vote. He stated that he would withdraw from party politics and completely focus on the mayoral office. He was sworn into office on 5 November 2020.


Transport

Siegburg/Bonn station Siegburg/Bonn station, in the town of Siegburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is on the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line and the Sieg Railway. It was rebuilt for the high-speed line and is connected to Bonn by the Siegburg line of the ...
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.


Twin towns – sister cities

Siegburg is twinned with: * Bolesławiec, Poland * Guarda, Portugal *
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, France * Orestiada, Greece *
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, Turkey


Notable people

* Engelbert Humperdinck (1854–1921), composer *
Adelheid Wette Adelheid Catharina Maria Humperdinck Wette (4 September 1858 – 9 August 1916) was a German author, composer, and folklorist who is best remembered today as the librettist of her brother Engelbert Humperdinck's opera ''Hansel and Gretel''. Life ...
, author, composer and librettist * Joseph Hermann Mohr (1834–1892), priest, hymn writer and hymnologist *
Liselotte Hammes Liselotte Hammes (born 1933) is a German operatic soprano and academic voice teacher. While based at the Cologne Opera, she performed internationally. One of her signature roles is Sophie in ''Der Rosenkavalier'' by Richard Strauss, which she perf ...
(born 1933), operatic soprano and academic voice teacher *
Wolfgang Overath Wolfgang Overath (born 29 September 1943) is a former West German footballer. A true one-club man, Overath spent his entire professional career at 1. FC Köln. He represented his country three times in World Cup finals, culminating in 1974 wit ...
(born 1943), footballer * Anja-Nina Bahrmann (born 1980), soprano *
Catharina Felser Catharina Felser (born 2 October 1982) is a German race car driving, driver born in Siegburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Catharina started her career in karting during 1997, moving up to Austrian Formula Ford in 2000. Her performances there resulted i ...
(born 1982), racing driver


References


External links

* (in German) {{Authority control Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Districts of the Rhine Province Holocaust locations in Germany