Lohmar

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.pngBundesland = 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 = CDU

Lohmar is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North 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 to Cologne or Bonn, Lohmar is a popular place for commuters. The main part of the town area is at the course of the Agger, southern of Overath.

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 in Paris as a place of Napoleon's visit. While his inspection of the army positioned in the Rhineland in 1811 he lived in "Schloss Auel" in Lohmar.

Politics

City council

The city council consists of 40 members. The current breakdown, from the general elections held September 26, 2004, is as follows:

* CDU 16 members
* Grüne 11 members
* SPD 6 members
* UWG 3 members
* FDP 2 members
* SD 2 members

The 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 and Pompey in France as it's sister cities since 1874. Since 1986 Villa Verde in Portugal is a sister city of Lohmar, Eppendorf in Saxony since 1990. Today the government works for another sister city, Żarów in Poland

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
* LohmarThe Bundesautobahn 4 connects through exit
* Overath

Airports

The Cologne Bonn Airport is reachable within 25 minutes.

External links

[http://www.lohmar.de Official site] de icon


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