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Rheinbach
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Location of the town of Rheinbach within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 9 |
| Mayor | CDU |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 69.74 km2 (26.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population | 27,392 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 393 /km2 (1,017 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SU |
| Postal code | 53359 |
| Area code | 02226 |
| Website | www.rheinbach.de |
Rheinbach is a town in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district (Landkreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It belongs to the administrative district (Regierungsbezirk) of Cologne (Köln).
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Rheinbach is situated approx. 15 km south-west of Bonn, a few kilometres away from the Eifel region. Rheinbach is twinned with Sevenoaks, Kent. [2]
Rheinbach is famous for its glasscraft, as after the War many Eastern European glass workers fled here. It now has a Glass Working Technical School and its own glass-works museum.
Rheinbach is a centre for education and has one of the few boarding and private schools in Germany: Vinzenz-Pallotti-Kolleg. The Palotti School is an all boys school.
In addition one of the three campi of the "University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg" (Fachhochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg) is located in Rheinbach. This is used by the School of "Applied Natural Sciences" (Angewandte Naturwissenschaften), and the School of Business Administration in Rheinbach.
In the closer proximity the "Center for Technology and Founders" (Technologie- und Gründerzentrum) has grown, containing several startup companies.
The footballer Markus Pröll was born in Rheinbach, like the pole vaulter Tim Lobinger. Pius Heinz, winner of the Main Event of 2011 World Series of Poker, attended high school in Rheinbach.
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