Hennef (Sieg)

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
Rhineland-PalatinateBonnCologneEuskirchen (district)Oberbergischer KreisRheinisch-Bergischer KreisRhein-Erft-KreisAlfterBad HonnefBornheim (Rheinland)EitorfHennef (Sieg)KönigswinterLohmarMeckenheimMuchNeunkirchen-SeelscheidNiederkasselRheinbachRuppichterothSankt AugustinSiegburgSwisttalTroisdorfWachtbergWindeck
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
 • Total
105.79 km2 (40.85 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
48,190
 • Density460/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.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Bevölkerung im Regierungsbezirk Köln" (in German). LDS NRW. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.