Neunkirchen-Seelscheid

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Location of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Coordinates	50°52′N 7°20′E / 50.86667°N 7.33333°E / 50.86667; 7.33333Coordinates: 50°52′N 7°20′E / 50.86667°N 7.33333°E / 50.86667; 7.33333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
subdivisions	59
Mayor	Helmut Meng (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	50.64 km2 (19.55 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m  (722 ft)
Population	20,634 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	407 /km2 (1,055 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SU
Postal code	53819
Area code	02247
Website	www.neunkirchen-seelscheid.de

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district in the southern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen and Seelscheid there are numerous smaller localities among the municipality.

Geography

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid is located 20 km north-east of Bonn and 25 km south-east from Cologne in the southern part of the region of Berg (Bergisches Land). The northwest municipality border is formed by the river course of the Naafbach, while the Bröl acts as the southeast border. The Wahnbach flows through the municipality.

Neighbour municipalities

Neighbouring cities are Siegburg, Hennef, Overath and Lohmar. Neighbouring municipalities are Much and Ruppichteroth.

Subdivisions

Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen (5423) and Seelscheid (5788) there are following localities within the municipality (population between brackets)

Balensiefen (20), Birken (58), Birkenfeld (174), Birkenmühle (5), Brackemich (106), Breiderheide (3), Breitscheid, Bruchhausen (59), Busch (14), Effert (2), Eich (101), Eischeid (508), Gutmühle (39), Hardt (43), Hasenbach (315), Hausen, Hausermühle (71), Heidgen, Heister (110), Herkenrath (137), Hermerath (342), Hermerather Mühle, Herrenwiesermühle, Hochhausen (397), Hohn (101), Höfferhof, Hülscheid (418), Ingersau (62), Ingersaueler Mühle (6), Kaule (37), Kotthausen, Köbach (112), Krahwinkel (200), Meisenbach, Mohlscheid (383), Nackhausen (319), Niederhorbach (164), Niederwennerscheid (507), Oberdorst (364), Oberheister (413), Oberhorbach (64), Oberste Zeith, Oberwennerscheid (432), Ohlig (10), Ohmerath (31), Pinn (45), Pixhof, Pohlhausen (492), Rehwiese (6), Remschoß (254), Rengert (222), Renzert (64), Rippert (128), Schaaren, Scherpekotten (2), Scherpemich, Schöneshof (454), Siefen (34), Söntgerath (134), Stein (125), Steinermühle (19), Straßen (84), Unterste Zeith, Wahlen (22), Wahn (197), Weiert (32), Wende (4), Weesbach, Wiescheid, Wolperath (1288)

Population

• 1998 – 19.515
• 1999 – 19.874
• 2000 – 20.079
• 2001 – 20.328
• 2002 – 20.674
• 2003 – 20.898
• 2004 – 21.020
• 2005 – 21.000

History

• ca. 5000 BC - first remains of human settlement
• 1178 - first documentary mention
• 1969 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid were made of the two old municipalitys Neunkirchen and Seelscheid

Politics

The 34 seats of the municipal council consist of:

• CDU - 16 seats
• SPD - 9 seats
• FDP - 5 seats
• The Greens - 4 seats

Twin towns

• Bicester, Oxfordshire in Great Britain
• Les Essarts, Vendée in France
• Czernichów in Poland

References

1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.