Windeck | |
|---|---|
 Windeck Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Windeck within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district  | |
  Windeck  Windeck | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′00″N 7°34′00″E / 50.80000°N 7.56667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 66 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–23) | Alexandra Christine Gauß[1] (Greens) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 107.26 km2 (41.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,254 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 51570 |
| Dialling codes | 02292, 02243 (Herchen) |
| Vehicle registration | SU |
| Website | https://gemeinde-windeck.de/ |
Windeck is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 35km east of Bonn and 35km west of Siegen. The name Windeck comes from the Windeck castle ruins and the nearby village of Windeck.
The community of Windeck was formed in 1969 through the merger of the communities of Dattenfeld, Herchen and Rosbach. Today Windeck consists of 58 villages and some hamlets and homesteads. The most populated are:
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Rosbach | 4009 |
| Dattenfeld | 2287 |
| Leuscheid | 1171 |
| Schladern | 1128 |
| Herchen | 974 |
| Horst | 815 |
| Wilberhofen | 532 |
| Halscheid | 309 |
Other villages are Oppertzau, Dreisel, Werfen, Stromberg and Au an der Sieg.
In Windeck, the Leina company produces first aid kits and warning triangles.
- ^ Wahl des/der Bürgermeisters/in Gemeinde Windeck 18.11.2018, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "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 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Ortschaftenverzeichnis". Archived from the original on 14 Mar 2023.