Windeck

For other uses, see Windeck (disambiguation).

Windeck is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 35km east of Bonn and 35km west of Siegen. The name Windeck comes from the Windeck castle ruins and the nearby village of Windeck.

Windeck
Municipality
Windeck Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Windeck within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Windeck Show map of Germany Windeck Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°48′00″N 7°34′00″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions	66
Government
• Mayor (2018–23)	Alexandra Christine Gauß[1] (Greens)
Area
• Total	107.26 km2 (41.41 sq mi)
Elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,254
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	51570
Dialling codes	02292, 02243 (Herchen)
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	https://gemeinde-windeck.de/

The community of Windeck was formed in 1969 through the merger of the communities of Dattenfeld, Herchen and Rosbach. Today Windeck consists of 58 villages and some hamlets and homesteads. The most populated are:

Population figures as of March 31, 2019^[3]

Village	Population
Rosbach	4009
Dattenfeld	2287
Leuscheid	1171
Schladern	1128
Herchen	974
Horst	815
Wilberhofen	532
Halscheid	309

Other villages are Oppertzau, Dreisel, Werfen, Stromberg and Au an der Sieg.

In Windeck, the Leina company produces first aid kits and warning triangles.

Notable people

• Andy Borg (born 1960), percussionist and presenter, lived briefly in Herchen
• Renan Demirkan (born 1955), actress and author, lives in Windeck
• Hanns Dieter Hüsch (1925–2005), cabaret artist, lived in Werfen
• Peter Praet (born 1949 in Herchen), Belgian economist and central banker
• Jonas Reckermann (born 1979), beach volleyball player
• August Sander (1876–1964), photographer, lived in Kuchhausen