Swisttal

Swisttal

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Swisttal

Coordinates: 50°43′04″N 06°55′13″E / 50.71778°N 6.92028°E / 50.71778; 6.92028Coordinates: 50°43′04″N 06°55′13″E / 50.71778°N 6.92028°E / 50.71778; 6.92028
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Köln
District Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor Eckhard Maack
Area
 • Total 62.27 km2 (24.04 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
 • Total 17,753
 • Density 290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 53913
Dialling codes 02254, 02226, 02255, 02251
Vehicle registration SU
Website www.swisttal.de

Swisttal is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Swisttal received its names from a brook named Swist, which flows in the middle of the municipality.

Geography

Swisttal is situated approximately 15 km west of Bonn. It covers a surface of approx. 65 km² (10 km² forest surface (the Kottenforst), agriculture surface 49 km²).

Division of the municipality

The municipality consists of the local districts

as well as the hamlets Hohn, Vershoven, Moemerzheim and Muettinghoven. The local administration is situated between the villages Ludendorf and Essig.

Buildings and places

In the proximity of the partial place Buschhoven lies the route of the earlier Eifel water pipeline (Eifel Aqueduct), a Roman aqueduct for the supply of Cologne with drinking water. The water castle in Morenhoven, the castle Heimerzheim and the reconciliation church in Buschhoven with the reconditioned romance organ, are very worth mentioning.

Parks

Naturpark Kottenforst-Ville, a natural preserve.

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.

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