Neunkirchen-Seelscheid

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Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid (Germany)
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
subdivisions 59
Mayor Helmut Meng (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 50.64 km² (19.6 sq mi)
Elevation 220 m  (722 ft)
Population 20,946  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 414 /km² (1,071 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SU
Postal code 53819
Area code 02247
Website www.neunkirchen-seelscheid.de
Location of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Map

Coordinates: 50°52′00″N 07°20′00″E / 50.866667, 7.333333

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district in the southern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen and Seelscheid there are numerous smaller localities among the municipality.

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[edit] Geography

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid is located 20 km north-east of Bonn and 25 km south-east from Cologne in the southern part of the region of Berg (Bergisches Land). The northwest municipality border is formed by the river course of the Naafbach, while the Bröl acts as the southeast border. The Wahnbach flows through the municipality.

[edit] Neighbour municipalities

Neighbouring cities are Siegburg, Hennef, Overath and Lohmar. Neighbouring municipalities are Much and Ruppichteroth.

[edit] Subdivisions

Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen (5423) and Seelscheid (5788) there are following localities within the municipality (population between brackets)

Balensiefen (20), Birken (58), Birkenfeld (174), Birkenmühle (5), Brackemich (106), Breiderheide (3), Breitscheid, Bruchhausen (59), Busch (14), Effert (2), Eich (101), Eischeid (508), Gutmühle (39), Hardt (43), Hasenbach (315), Hausen, Hausermühle (71), Heidgen, Heister (110), Herkenrath (137), Hermerath (342), Hermerather Mühle, Herrenwiesermühle, Hochhausen (397), Hohn (101), Höfferhof, Hülscheid (418), Ingersau (62), Ingersaueler Mühle (6), Kaule (37), Kotthausen, Köbach (112), Krahwinkel (200), Meisenbach, Mohlscheid (383), Nackhausen (319), Niederhorbach (164), Niederwennerscheid (507), Oberdorst (364), Oberheister (413), Oberhorbach (64), Oberste Zeith, Oberwennerscheid (432), Ohlig (10), Ohmerath (31), Pinn (45), Pixhof, Pohlhausen (492), Rehwiese (6), Remschoß (254), Rengert (222), Renzert (64), Rippert (128), Schaaren, Scherpekotten (2), Scherpemich, Schöneshof (454), Siefen (34), Söntgerath (134), Stein (125), Steinermühle (19), Straßen (84), Unterste Zeith, Wahlen (22), Wahn (197), Weiert (32), Wende (4), Weesbach, Wiescheid, Wolperath (1288)

[edit] Population

[edit] History

  • ca. 5000 BC - first remains of human settlement
  • 1178 - first documentary mention
  • 1969 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid were made of the two old municipalitys Neunkirchen and Seelscheid

[edit] Politics

The 34 seats of the municipal council consist of:

[edit] Twin towns