Siegburg
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| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| County: | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Area: | ca. 23,47 km² |
| Population: | 41.373 (30.06.2004) |
| Population density: | 1704 /km² |
| Elevation: | 60 m AMSL |
| Highest point: | 215 m AMSL (Braschoß) |
| Lowest point: | 52 m AMSL (mouth of the Agger) |
| North-South extension | 5,3 km |
| West-East Extension: | 8,5 km |
| Postal code: | 53721 |
| Area code: | 02241 |
| Geographic coordinates: | Template:Coor dm |
| Address of the city council: | Nogenter Platz 10 53721 Siegburg |
| Website: | www.Siegburg.de (http://www.siegburg.de/) |
| E-Mail address | Rathaus@Siegburg.de (mailto:rathaus@siegburg.de) |
| Politics | |
| Major: | Franz Huhn (CDU) |
Siegburg is a city within the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Rhein-Sieg-County) of Germany with a population of 41.232 (2004). It is located on the banks of the rivers Sieg and Agger, 10 kilometres away from the former capital Bonn and 26 kilometres away from Cologne.
History
Archbishop Anno II of Cologne founded a Benedictine monastery in 1064 on top of a hill now 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). Since 1816 Siegburg is the county seat of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis.
Twin Cities
- Nogent sur Marne, France (http://www.ville-nogentsurmarne.fr)
- Guarda, Portugal (http://www.domdigital.pt/gcg/)
- Bunzlau, Poland (http://www.boleslawiec.pl/)
- Selçuk, Turkey
- Orestiada, Greece (http://www.ota.gr/orestiada)