Hennef (Sieg)
Appearance
Hennef | |
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![]() Aerial view of Hennef, May 2008 | |
Location of Hennef within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°47′N 7°17′E / 50.783°N 7.283°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Köln |
District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
Government | |
• Mayor | Klaus Pipke (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 105.79 km2 (40.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 48,190 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 53773 |
Dialling codes | 02242/02248 |
Vehicle registration | SU |
Website | www.hennef.de |
Hennef (Sieg) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 7 kilometres (4 miles) south-east of Siegburg and 15 km (9 mi) east of Bonn. Hennef is the fourth-biggest town in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (i.e. district).[2] It is the site of the 15th-century castle, Schloss Allner, next to the Allner See.
Twin towns
Banbury (Oxfordshire, United Kingdom) – since 1981[4]
Heilbad Heiligenstadt (Thuringia, Germany) – since 1992
Le Pecq (Île-de-France, France) – since 1997
Nowy Dwór Gdański (Pomerania Province, Poland) – since 2001
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bevölkerung im Regierungsbezirk Köln" (in German). LDS NRW. Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
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External links
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- Stadt Hennef – Official website Template:De icon
- John Rosauer, "Erinnerungen an den Krieg an der Sieg." "Memories of War on the Sieg," an account of the destruction of Hennef by Allied forces during World War II, based on interviews with survivors.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Rathaus_hennef.jpg/260px-Rathaus_hennef.jpg)