Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
St. Margareta (Neunkirchen) [de]
St. Margareta (Neunkirchen)
Coat of arms of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Location of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid  is located in Germany
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid  is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Coordinates: 50°52′N 07°20′E / 50.867°N 7.333°E / 50.867; 7.333
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions59
Government
  Mayor (202025) Nicole Sander[1] (SPD)
Area
  Total50.64 km2 (19.55 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total19,852
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53819
Dialling codes02247
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.nk-se.de

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid (Kölsch: Nüngkirche-Seelscheidt) is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district in the southern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen and Seelscheid there are numerous smaller localities among the municipality.

Geography

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid is located 20 km north-east of Bonn and 25 km south-east from Cologne in the southern part of the region of Berg (Bergisches Land). The northwest municipality border is formed by the river course of the Naafbach, while the Bröl acts as the southeast border. The Wahnbach flows through the municipality.

Neighbour municipalities

Neighbouring cities are Siegburg, Hennef, Overath and Lohmar. Neighbouring municipalities are Much and Ruppichteroth.

Subdivisions

Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen (5423) and Seelscheid (5788) there are following localities within the municipality (population between brackets)

Balensiefen (20), Birken (58), Birkenfeld (174), Birkenmühle (5), Brackemich (106), Breiderheide (3), Breitscheid, Bruchhausen (59), Busch (14), Effert (2), Eich (101), Eischeid (508), Gutmühle (39), Hardt (43), Hasenbach (315), Hausen, Hausermühle (71), Heidgen, Heister (110), Herkenrath (137), Hermerath (342), Hermerather Mühle, Herrenwiesermühle, Hochhausen (397), Hohn (101), Höfferhof, Hülscheid (418), Ingersau (62), Ingersaueler Mühle (6), Kaule (37), Kotthausen, Köbach (112), Krahwinkel (200), Meisenbach, Mohlscheid (383), Nackhausen (319), Niederhorbach (164), Niederwennerscheid (507), Oberdorst (364), Oberheister (413), Oberhorbach (64), Oberste Zeith, Oberwennerscheid (432), Ohlig (10), Ohmerath (31), Pinn (45), Pixhof, Pohlhausen (492), Rehwiese (6), Remschoß (254), Rengert (222), Renzert (64), Rippert (128), Schaaren, Scherpekotten (2), Scherpemich, Schöneshof (454), Siefen (34), Söntgerath (134), Stein (125), Steinermühle (19), Straßen (84), Unterste Zeith, Wahlen (22), Wahn (197), Weiert (32), Wende (4), Weesbach, Wiescheid, Wolperath (1288)

Population

  • 1998 – 19.515
  • 1999 – 19.874
  • 2000 – 20.079
  • 2001 – 20.328
  • 2002 – 20.674
  • 2003 – 20.898
  • 2004 – 21.020
  • 2005 – 21.000
  • 2006 – 20.946
  • 2007 – 20.902
  • 2008 – 20.868
  • 2009 – 20.855
  • 2010 – 20.822
  • 2011 - 20.756
  • 2012 – 20.613
  • 2013 – 20.497
  • 2014 – 20.593
  • 2015 – 20.958
  • 2016 – 20.158
  • 2017 - 19.758

History

  • ca. 5000 BC - first remains of human settlement
  • 1178 - first documentary mention
  • 1969 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid were made of the two old municipalities Neunkirchen and Seelscheid

Politics

The 40 seats of the municipal council are distributed as follows since the September 2020 elections:

  • CDU - 16 seats
  • SPD - 11 seats
  • The Greens - 9 seats
  • FDP - 2 seats
  • Wir für Neunkirchen-Seelscheid - 1 seat
  • Demokratie durch Volksabstimmung - 1 seat

Twin towns

Notable people

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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