- Lohmar
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Lohmar
Wappen = Wappen Lohmar.jpg
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 49
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 13
Lageplan = Rsk lohmar.png
Bundesland = Nordrhein-Westfalen
Regierungsbezirk = Köln
Kreis = Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Höhe = 64
Fläche = 65.5
Einwohner = 31247
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 53797
Vorwahl = 02205, 02206, 02241, 02246, 02247
Kfz = SU
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 82 028
Gliederung = 12
Straße = Rathausstr. 4
Website = [http://www.lohmar.de/ www.lohmar.de]
Bürgermeister = Wolfgang Röger
Partei = CDULohmar is a town in the
Rhein-Sieg district, inNorth Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany .Geography
Lohmar is located about 20 km east of Cologne and 15 km north-east of Bonn in the
Bergisches Land area. Because it's only 20 minutes by car toCologne orBonn , Lohmar is a popular place for commuters. The main part of the town area is at the course of the Agger, southern ofOverath .History
Lohmar was first mentioned as a donation of archbishop Sigewid to the church of Cologne. A farmyard in "Lomere"is mentioned.
Lohmar is also mentioned on the
Arc de Triomphe inParis as a place of Napoleon's visit. While his inspection of the army positioned in theRhineland in1811 he lived in "Schloss Auel" in Lohmar.Politics
City council
The
city council consists of 40 members. The current breakdown, from the general elections heldSeptember 26 ,2004 , is as follows:* CDU 16 members
* Grüne 11 members
* SPD 6 members
* UWG 3 members
* FDP 2 members
* SD 2 membersThe CDU and "Grünen" rule the town as a coalition.
Mayor
* Mayor: Wolfgang Röger (CDU)
* 1st representative: Guido Koch (CDU)
* 2nd representative: Reiner Albrecht (Grüne)
* 3rd representative: Annemarie van Allen (SPD)Coat of arms
The
coat of arms contains a lion of Berg in the upper fragment. It symbolizes the former jurisdiction by the Earldom of Berg. The lower fraction shows the meeting of the Agger and the Sülz rivers.ister cities
Lohmar holds
Frouard andPompey inFrance as it's sister cities since 1874. Since 1986Villa Verde inPortugal is a sister city of Lohmar,Eppendorf inSaxony since 1990. Today the government works for another sister city,Żarów inPoland Transporation
Lohmar is connected with railwaystation "Honrath". A train to Cologne passes every 30 minutes. The drive to Cologne lasts about 30 minutes. To the other direction, every 30 minutes a train to
Overath departs.Roads
Lohmar is connected to the
Bundesautobahn 3 with following exits:
* Rösrath/Lohmar-Nord (only coming from Cologne)
* Lohmar-Nord/Rösrath
* LohmarTheBundesautobahn 4 connects through exit
* OverathAirports
The
Cologne Bonn Airport is reachable within 25 minutes.External links
[http://www.lohmar.de Official site] de icon
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