Aegidienberg

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Aegidiusplatz, market square of Aegidienberg

Aegidienberg is a German village situated southeast of Köln (Cologne). Since 1969 it has been administratively a part of the municipality of Bad Honnef on the river Rhine. The name comes from the Christian saint Aegidius (French: Giles).

Aegidienberg itself comprises thirteen individual villages: Aegidienberg, Brüngsberg, Efferoth, Himberg, Höhe, Hövel, Neichen, Orscheid, Retscheid, Rottbitze, Siefenhoven, Wintersberg and Wülscheid. As of 2002 the population was 6,673 and growing.

The Aegidienberger breed of horse, a type of Iceland pony, originated here. In November 1923 the last battle of the Rhine region's separatism was fought around the villages of the municipality.

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Coordinates: 50°39′31″N 7°18′09″E / 50.65861°N 7.3025°E / 50.65861; 7.3025

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