Bornheim

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Bornheim
Coat of arms of Bornheim
Bornheim is located in Germany
Bornheim
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Town subdivisions 14
Mayor Wolfgang Henseler (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 82.72 km2 (31.94 sq mi)
Elevation 55 m  (180 ft)
Population 48,470  (31 December 2007)
 - Density 586 /km2 (1,518 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SU
Postal code 53332
Area codes 02222, 02227, 02236 (Widdig)
Website www.bornheim.de
Location of the town of Bornheim within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Map

Coordinates: 50°45′33″N 7°0′18″E / 50.75917°N 7.005°E / 50.75917; 7.005

Bornheim is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the West bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km north-west of Bonn, 20 km south of Cologne.

The city borders on Bonn to the south, the towns of Alfter and Swisttal to the southwest, the town of Weilerswist to the west, the cities of Brühl and Wesseling to the north, as well as the Rhine-bordering town of Niederkassel in the east.

Bornheim is divided up into 14 districts: Bornheim, Brenig, Dersdorf, Hemmerich, Hersel, Kardorf, Merten, Rösberg, Roisdorf, Sechtem, Uedorf, Walberberg, Waldorf and Widdig.