Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
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.
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![St. Margareta (Neunkirchen) [de]](../I/Neunkirchen-St-Margareta.jpg.webp) St. Margareta (Neunkirchen) | |
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Location of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°52′N 07°20′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 59 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Nicole Sander[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.64 km2 (19.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,852 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53819 |
| Dialling codes | 02247 |
| Vehicle registration | SU |
| Website | www.nk-se.de |
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
- Andreas Pinkwart (born 1960), German politician (FDP)
References
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
