Bornheim (Rheinland)

For other uses, see Bornheim (disambiguation).
Bornheim
Town
City Hall of Bornheim
City Hall of Bornheim
Coat of arms of Bornheim
Coat of arms
Location of Bornheim within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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Bornheim is located in Germany
Bornheim
Bornheim
Bornheim is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Bornheim
Bornheim
Coordinates: 50°45′33″N 7°0′18″E / 50.75917°N 7.00500°E / 50.75917; 7.00500
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionCologne
DistrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions14
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Christoph Becker[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total82.72 km2 (31.94 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total48,435
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53332
Dialling codes02222, 02227, 02236 (Widdig)
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.bornheim.de

Bornheim (Ripuarian: Bonnem) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the West bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km north-west of Bonn, 20 km south of Cologne.

The town borders on Bonn to the south, the towns of Alfter and Swisttal to the southwest, the town of Weilerswist to the west, the towns of Brühl and Wesseling to the north, as well as the Rhine-bordering town of Niederkassel in the east.

Subdivisions

Bornheim Palace

Bornheim is divided up into 14 districts: Bornheim, Brenig, Dersdorf, Hemmerich, Hersel, Kardorf, Merten, Rösberg, Roisdorf, Sechtem, Uedorf, Walberberg, Waldorf and Widdig.

Economy

Bornheim has a strong agricultural industry and is famous for its white asparagus.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Bornheim is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

  • Paul von Rusdorf (c. 1385–1441), the master of the Teutonic Order in 1422–1441, came from the knighthood of the lords of Roisdorf. He is buried in the Annenkapelle of the Marienburg
  • Ernst Volckheim (11 April 1898 – 1 September 1962) was one of the founders of armored and mechanized warfare
  • Günter Lamprecht (born 1930 - 4 October 2022), actor, lives in Bornheim
  • Hans-Helmuth Knütter (born 1934), political scientist and author, lives in Bornheim
  • Anton Schumacher (born 1938), football goalkeeper, lives in Bornheim-Hemmerich
  • Franz Bosbach (born 1952), historian
  • Klaus Ludwig (born 1949), race car driver, lived in Bornheim-Roisdorf
  • Bernd Stelter (born 1961), carnival and television comedian, lives in Hersel
  • Johannes B. Kerner (born 1964), sportsmoderator, lived as a child in Hersel
  • Arnd Schmitt (born 1965), Olympic champion in fencing 1988, lives in Bornheim
  • Christian Knees (born 1981), cyclist, lives in Bornheim
  • Célia Šašić (born 1988), footballer, lives in Hersel

Honorary citizen

  • Heinrich Böll (1917–1985), lived from 1982 to 1985 in the district Merten and is buried there in the old cemetery. On the occasion of his 25th death, Böll was posthumously appointed honorary citizen.

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.
  3. ^ "Partnerstädte". bornheim.de (in German). Bornheim. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

External links

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