Siegburg

Siegburg, Germany
Siegburg, Germany
Location of the town of Siegburg, Germany within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Coordinates	50°48′5″N 7°12′16″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Town subdivisions	8
Mayor	Franz Huhn (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m  (197 ft)
Population	39,795 (31 December 2011)
- Density	1,696 /km2 (4,392 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SU
Postal code	53721
Area code	02241
Website	www.siegburg.de

Siegburg (i.e. fort on the Sieg river) 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 Agger, 10 kilometres from the former capital Bonn and 26 kilometres from Cologne.

History

St. Servatius and the Haus zum Winter (1220 AD)

Archbishop 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 was destroyed on Kristallnacht, signaling the demise of its Jewish community.

Twin cities

• Nogent-sur-Marne, France
• Guarda, Portugal
• Bolesławiec, Poland
• Selçuk, Turkey
• Orestiada, Greece
• Yuzawa, Japan

Notable residents

• Engelbert Humperdinck (September 1, 1854 – September 27, 1921), German composer, of Hänsel und Gretel fame
• Wolfgang Overath (born September 29, 1943), former Germany national football team player; member of team which won the 1974 FIFA World Cup
• Catharina Felser (born October 2, 1982), racing-car driver