Hennef (Sieg)

Hennef
Hennef
	Aerial view of Hennef, May 2008
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hennef within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
	Hennef Hennef
	Coordinates: 50°47′N 7°17′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Mario Dahm (SPD)
Area
• Total	105.79 km2 (40.85 sq mi)
Elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	47,290
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53773
Dialling codes	02242/02248
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.hennef.de

Hennef (Sieg) 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).[2] It is the site of the 15th-century castle, Schloss Allner, next to the Allner See. Within Hennef is the city of Blankenberg, with the castle of Blankenberg.

Hennef is also known as the "City of 100 villages".

Twin towns

Hennef is twinned with:[3]

Banbury (Oxfordshire, United Kingdom) – since 1981[4]
Heilbad Heiligenstadt (Thuringia, Germany) – since 1992
Le Pecq (Île-de-France, France) – since 1997
Nowy Dwór Gdański (Pomerania Province, Poland) – since 2001

Trivia

The first calibratable automatic weighing scales in the world by Carl Reuther was invented in Hennef
Hennef's current district of Geistingen was first mentioned in a document from 885. Hennef itselfs 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 was written and produced in Hennef

People from Hennef

Joseph Dietzgen (1828-1888), Philosopher
Walter von Loë (1828–1908), Prussian field marshal
Ranga Yogeshwar (1959– ), scientist
Hank Levine (1965– ), Filmproducer, director

References

"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
"Bevölkerung im Regierungsbezirk Köln" (in German). LDS NRW. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
"Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Ilona Gerken, Stadt Hennef. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
"Banbury Town Council Official Guide". Localauthoritypublishing.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

External links

Stadt Hennef – Official website (in German)
John Rosauer, "Erinnerungen an den Krieg an der Sieg." "Memories of War on the Sieg," an account of the destruction of Hennef by Allied forces during World War II, based on interviews with survivors.

Former town hall of Hennef

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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[2] "Bevölkerung im Regierungsbezirk Köln" (in German). LDS NRW. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.

[3] "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Ilona Gerken, Stadt Hennef. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2008.

[localauthoritypublishing.co.uk-4] "Banbury Town Council Official Guide". Localauthoritypublishing.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.