Hennef (Sieg)
| Hennef | ||
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  Hennef | ||
Location of Hennef within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district 
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| Coordinates: 50°47′N 7°17′E / 50.783°N 7.283°ECoordinates: 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) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 45,806 | |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| 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.
Twin towns
Hennef is twinned with:[3]
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
Selçuk (İzmir, Turkey) - since 2011
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Regierungsbezirk Köln" (in German). LDS NRW. Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ↑ "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Ilona Gerken, Stadt Hennef. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
External links
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- Stadt Hennef – Official website (German)
- 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.
Aerial view of Hennef, May 2008
Former town hall of Hennef
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