Hennef (Sieg)

Coordinates: 50°47′N 7°17′E / 50.783°N 7.283°E / 50.783; 7.283
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Hennef
Town
Aerial view of Hennef, May 2008
Aerial view of Hennef, May 2008
Coat of arms of Hennef
Coat of arms
Location of Hennef within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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Hennef is located in Germany
Hennef
Hennef
Hennef is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Hennef
Hennef
Coordinates: 50°47′N 7°17′E / 50.783°N 7.283°E / 50.783; 7.283
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Mario Dahm[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total105.79 km2 (40.85 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total48,002
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53773
Dialling codes02242/02248
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.hennef.de

Hennef (Sieg) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛnɛf] ⓘ) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 7 kilometres (4 miles) south-east of Siegburg and 15 km (9 mi) east of Bonn. Hennef is the fourth-biggest town in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (i.e. district).[3] It is the site of the 15th-century castle, Schloss Allner, next to the Allner See. Within Hennef is the town of Stadt Blankenberg, with the castle of Blankenberg.

Villages in Hennef[edit]

Hennef is known as the "City of 100 villages". The official list counts 89.[4]

List of villages with number of inhabitants in 2024.[edit]

  1. Adscheid: 209
  2. Ahrenbach: 8
  3. Allner: 1424
  4. Altenbödingen: 433
  5. Altglück: 1
  6. Auel: 83
  7. Beiert: 12
  8. Berg: 61
  9. Blankenbach: 38
  10. Bödingen: 308
  11. Bröl: 1332
  12. Bülgenauel: 245
  13. Büllesbach: 48
  14. Büllesfeld: 11
  15. Dahlhausen: 158
  16. Dambroich: 671
  17. Darscheid: 55
  18. Depensiefen: 7
  19. Derenbach: 10
  20. Dondorf: 120
  21. Dürresbach: 18
  22. Eichholz: 166
  23. Eulenberg: 457
  24. Fernegierscheid: 95
  25. Greuelsiefen: 448
  26. Hahnenhardt: 19
  27. Halberg: 4
  28. Halmshanf: 14
  29. Hanf: 242
  30. Happerschoß: 1426
  31. Haus Ölgarten: 9
  32. Heckelsberg: 4
  33. Heisterschoß: 1203
  34. Hermesmühle: 25
  35. Hofen: 36
  36. Hommerich: 10
  37. Hossenberg: 35
  38. Hove: 27
  39. Hüchel: 382
  40. Hülscheid: 82
  41. Issertshof: 20
  42. Käsberg: 69
  43. Kningelthal: 84
  44. Knippgierscheid: 33
  45. Köschbusch: 150
  46. Kraheck: 76
  47. Kümpel: 57
  48. Kurenbach: 86
  49. Kurscheid: 289
  50. Lanzenbach: 426
  51. Lauthausen: 558
  52. Lescheid: 47
  53. Lichtenberg: 1119
  54. Liesberg: 2
  55. Löbach: 24
  56. Lückert: 95
  57. Meisenbach: 73
  58. Michelshohn: 27
  59. Mittelscheid: 268
  60. Niederhalberg: 63
  61. Oberauel: 419
  62. Oberhalberg: 41
  63. Petershohn: 3
  64. Raveneck: 8
  65. Ravenstein: 35
  66. Rott: 838
  67. Röttgen: 42
  68. Rütsch: 26
  69. Schächer: 18
  70. Scheuren: 13
  71. Scheurenmühle: 25
  72. Sommershof: 66
  73. Söven: 968
  74. Stadt Blankenberg: 614
  75. Stein: 87
  76. Stoßdorf: 1678
  77. Striefen: 174
  78. Süchterscheid: 464
  79. Theishohn: 4
  80. Uckerath: 3446
  81. Wasserheß: 96
  82. Weingartsgasse: 224
  83. Weldergoven: 1045
  84. Wellesberg: 171
  85. Westerhausen: 506
  86. Wiederschall: 5
  87. Wiersberg: 48
  88. Wippenhohn: 32
  89. Zumhof: 34

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Hennef is twinned with:[5]

Trivia[edit]

  • The first calibratable automatic weighing scales in the world were invented by Carl Reuther in Hennef
  • Hennef's current district of Geistingen was first mentioned in a document from 885. Hennef itself was first mentioned in 1075 as "Hannafo"
  • The national football team sometimes trains here; at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2005 the Argentina national football team stayed here.
  • Football teams Tura Hennef and F.C. Geistingen amalgamated in 2005 to become Hennef '05
  • The song What Is Love by Haddaway was written and produced in Hennef

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Bevölkerung im Regierungsbezirk Köln" (in German). LDS NRW. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Hennef Stadt: Alle Dörfer und Weiler". www.hennef.de. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Partnerstädte". hennef.de (in German). Hennef (Sieg). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ^ "City of Foley Announces Their First Sister City". 19 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Hennef Stadt: Foley".

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