Wachtberg

Wachtberg
Coat of arms of Wachtberg Coat of arms
Wachtberg
Location of Wachtberg within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Theo Hüffel (CDU)
Area
• Total	49.67 km2 (19.18 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	19,827
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53343
Dialling codes	0228 (Bonn), 02225 (Meckenheim)
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.wachtberg.de

Wachtberg is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south of Bonn. In 2005 the Wachtberg municipality had approximately 20,000 inhabitants.

The municipality was formed 1969 as a merger of 13 now incorporated villages. The town-hall is in the village of Berkum, approximately in the center of the area. The Rodderberg mountain is in the east of the Wachtberg district.

The municipality is named after another volcanic mountain, the Wachtberg, (extinct for 25 million years, now with a height of 258 m) that is situated near the centre of the municipality.

Landmarks

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The water castle Gudenau

Four water castles are still inhabited:

• Burg Münchhausen (near Adendorf)
• Wasserburg Adendorf (near Adendorf)
• Burg Gudenau (near Villip)
• Burg Odenhausen (near Berkum)

Several water mills are situated on the streams, of which the Broicher Mühle near Villip is in continuous use since 886.

At the top of the mountain Wachtberg there is a cenotaph, built in 1923 by 10 of the 13 villages.

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The water castle Adendorf

The radome near Berkum has a diameter of 49 m.

In contrast to this several villages have ensembles of timber framed houses.

Niederbachem

Niederbachem is the biggest village within Wachtberg with 3777 inhabitants.

External links

• Official site (German)
• Tourist brochure (German)