Wachtberg
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Wachtberg | |
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 The water castle Adendorf | |
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show Location of Wachtberg within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district | |
  Wachtberg | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′N 07°08′E / 50.617°N 7.133°ECoordinates: 50°37′N 07°08′E / 50.617°N 7.133°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Jörg Schmidt[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.68 km2 (19.18 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 269 m (883 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,331 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53343 |
| Dialling codes | 0228 (Bonn), 02225 (Meckenheim) |
| Vehicle registration | SU |
| Website | www.wachtberg.de |
Wachtberg is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south of Bonn. In 2019 the Wachtberg municipality had approximately 20,500 inhabitants.
The municipality was formed 1969 as a merger of 13 now incorporated villages. The town-hall is in the village of Berkum, approximately in the center of the area. The Rodderberg mountain is in the east of the Wachtberg district.
The municipality is named after another volcanic mountain, the Wachtberg, (extinct for 25 million years, now with a height of 258 m) that is situated near the centre of the municipality.
Landmarks[]
Four water castles are still inhabited:
- Burg Münchhausen (near )
- Wasserburg Adendorf (near )
- Burg Gudenau (near Villip)
- Burg Odenhausen (near )
Several water mills are situated on the streams, of which the Broicher Mühle near Villip is in continuous use since 886.
At the top of the mountain Wachtberg there is a cenotaph, built in 1923 by 10 of the 13 villages.
The radome near has a diameter of 49 m.
In contrast to this several villages have ensembles of timber framed houses.
Niederbachem[]
Niederbachem is the biggest village within Wachtberg with 4276 inhabitants (July 2018).
References[]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links[]
- Official site (in German)
- Tourist brochure (in German)
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