Siegburg

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
Coat airms
Siegburg
Location o Siegburg athin Rhein-Sieg-Kreis destrict
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)
• 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

History

St. Servatius an the Haus zum Winter (1220 AD)

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.

Twin ceeties

• Nogent-sur-Marne, Fraunce
• Guarda, Portugal
• Bolesławiec, Poland
• Selçuk, Turkey
• Orestiada, Greece
• Yuzawa, Japan