Siegburg

Siegburg, Germany
Coat of arms
Siegburg, Germany
Location of Siegburg, Germany within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Franz Huhn (CDU)
Area
• Total	23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	39,563
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53721
Dialling codes	02241
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.siegburg.de

Siegburg (i.e. fort on the Sieg river) is a city in the district of Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the banks of the rivers Sieg and Agger, 10 kilometres from the former seat of West German government Bonn and 26 kilometres from Cologne. The population of the city was 39,192 in the 2013 census.

History

St. Servatius and the Haus zum Winter (1220 AD)

Archbishop Anno II of Cologne founded a Benedictine monastery in 1064, known as Michaelsberg Abbey, on top of the hill also called the Michaelsberg. A settlement that arose from that was first mentioned as a city in 1182. Siegburg reached the height of its prosperity in the 15th and 16th century. It is famous for its pottery, especially for the Siegburg pitchers (Siegburger Krüge).

Siegburg has been the county seat of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis since 1816.

Siegburg's synagogue was destroyed on Kristallnacht, signaling the demise of its Jewish community.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Twin towns – Sister cities

Siegburg is twinned with:

• Nogent-sur-Marne, France
• Guarda, Portugal
• Bolesławiec, Poland
• Selçuk, Turkey
• Orestiada, Greece
• Yuzawa, Japan

Notable residents

• Engelbert Humperdinck (September 1, 1854 – September 27, 1921), German composer, of Hänsel und Gretel fame
• Wolfgang Overath (born September 29, 1943), former Germany national football team player and a member of the team which won the 1974 FIFA World Cup
• Catharina Felser (born October 2, 1982), racing-car driver