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Siegburg (i.e. fort on the Sieg river) is a ceety in the destrict o Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. It is locatit on the banks o the rivers Sieg an Agger, 10 kilometres frae the umwhile caipital Bonn an 26 kilometres frae Cologne.
Siegburg | |
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Coordinates: 50°48′5″N 7°12′16″E | |
Kintra | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
Admin. region | Köln |
Destrict | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
Subdivisions | 8 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Franz Huhn (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 41,660 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 53721 |
Diallin codes | 02241 |
Vehicle registration | SU |
Website | www.siegburg.de |
Airchbishop Anno II o Cologne foondit a Benedictine monastery in 1064, kent as Michaelsberg Abbey, on top o the hill cried the Michaelsberg an aw. A settlement that arose frae that wis first mentioned as a ceety in 1182. Siegburg reached the hicht o its prosperity in the 15t an 16t century. It is famous for its pottery, especially for the Siegburg pitchers (Siegburger Krüge).
Siegburg haes been the coonty seat o the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis syne 1816.
Siegburg's synagogue wis destroyed on Kristallnacht, signalin the demise o its Jewish commonty.
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