Wachtberg
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Wachtberg | |
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 The water castle Adendorf | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Wachtberg within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district  | |
  Wachtberg  Wachtberg | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′N 07°08′E / 50.617°N 7.133°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Jörg Schmidt[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.68 km2 (19.18 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 269 m (883 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,670 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53343 |
| Dialling codes | 0228 (Bonn), 02225 (Meckenheim) |
| Vehicle registration | SU |
| Website | www.wachtberg.de |
Wachtberg is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south of Bonn. In 2021 the Wachtberg municipality had approximately 20,352 inhabitants.
The municipality was formed in 1969 to merge 13 now incorporated villages. The town-hall is in the village of Berkum, approximately in the center of the area. The Rodderberg mountain is in the east of the Wachtberg district.
The municipality is named after another volcanic mountain, the Wachtberg, (extinct for 25 million years, now with a height of 258 m) that is situated near the centre of the municipality.
Landmarks
Four water castles are still inhabited:
- Burg Münchhausen (near Adendorf)
- Wasserburg Adendorf (near Adendorf)
- Burg Gudenau (near Villip)
- Burg Odenhausen (near Berkum)
Several water mills are situated on the streams, of which the Broicher Mühle near Villip is in continuous use since 886.
At the top of the mountain Wachtberg there is a cenotaph, built in 1923 by 10 of the 13 villages.
The radome near Berkum has a diameter of 49 m.
In contrast to this several villages have ensembles of timber framed houses.
Niederbachem
Niederbachem is the biggest village within Wachtberg with 4276 inhabitants (July 2018).
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
External links
- Official site (in German)
- Tourist brochure (in German)
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