Lohmar
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| Lohmar | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 12 |
| Mayor | Wolfgang Röger (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 65.5 km² (25.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population | 31,247 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 477 /km² (1,236 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SU |
| Postal code | 53797 |
| Area codes | 02205, 02206, 02241, 02246, 02247 |
| Website | www.lohmar.de |
| Location of the town of Lohmar within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district | |
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Lohmar is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
Lohmar is located about 20 km east of Cologne and 15 km north-east of Bonn in the Bergisches Land area. Because it's only 20 minutes by car to Cologne or Bonn, Lohmar is a popular place for commuters. The main part of the town area is at the course of the Agger, southern of Overath.
[edit] History
Lohmar was first mentioned as a donation of archbishop Sigewid to the church of Cologne. A farmyard in Lomereis mentioned.
Lohmar is also mentioned on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as a place of Napoleon's visit. While his inspection of the army positioned in the Rhineland in 1811 he lived in Schloss Auel in Lohmar.
[edit] Politics
[edit] City council
The city council consists of 40 members. The current breakdown, from the general elections held September 26, 2004, is as follows:
The CDU and Grünen rule the town as a coalition.
[edit] Mayor
- Mayor: Wolfgang Röger (CDU)
- 1st representative: Guido Koch (CDU)
- 2nd representative: Reiner Albrecht (Grüne)
- 3rd representative: Annemarie van Allen (SPD)
[edit] Coat of arms
The coat of arms contains a lion of Berg in the upper fragment. It symbolizes the former jurisdiction by the Earldom of Berg. The lower fraction shows the meeting of the Agger and the Sülz rivers.
[edit] Sister cities
Lohmar holds Frouard and Pompey in France as it's sister cities since 1874. Since 1986 Villa Verde in Portugal is a sister city of Lohmar, Eppendorf in Saxony since 1990. Today the government works for another sister city, Żarów in Poland
[edit] Transporation
Lohmar is connected with railwaystation Honrath. A train to Cologne passes every 30 minutes. The drive to Cologne lasts about 30 minutes. To the other direction, every 30 minutes a train to Overath departs.
[edit] Roads
Lohmar is connected to the Bundesautobahn 3 with following exits:
- Rösrath/Lohmar-Nord (only coming from Cologne)
- Lohmar-Nord/Rösrath
- Lohmar
The Bundesautobahn 4 connects through exit
- Overath
[edit] Airports
The Cologne Bonn Airport is reachable within 25 minutes.
[edit] External links
Official site (German)
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