Sankt Augustin
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Not to be confused with Saint-Augustin or Saint Augustine.
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Location of Sankt Augustin within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district 
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| Coordinates: 50°46′12″N 7°11′12″E / 50.77000°N 7.18667°ECoordinates: 50°46′12″N 7°11′12″E / 50.77000°N 7.18667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Köln | |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | |
| Subdivisions | 8 | |
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| • Mayor | Klaus Schumacher (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 34.22 km2 (13.21 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 54,109 | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 53757 | |
| Dialling codes | 02241 | |
| Vehicle registration | SU | |
| Website | www.sankt-augustin.de | |
Sankt Augustin is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is named after the patron saint of the Divine Word Missionaries, Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430). The Missionaries established a monastery near the current city centre in 1913. Sankt Augustin is situated about eight km north-east of Bonn and three km south-west of Siegburg.
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
Sankt Augustin is twinned with:
Government Organisations
- West Regional Command German Federal Police, (Bundespolizei) headquarter of Border Guards, Group 9 GSG 9 (Grenzschutzgruppe 9)
- Logistics of unified armed forces of Germany, (Bundeswehr)
- Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut für Arbeitsschutz - BGIA, the Occupational Institute for Work Safety
Famous denizens
- Carl Adam Petri (1926-2010), computer scientist, worked in Sankt Augustin between 1968 and 1991
- Klaus Kinkel (* 1936), former politician (FDP), living in Sankt Augustin
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 31 July 2013.
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