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Sankt Augustin
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town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Admin region
- Köln
- District
- Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
- Mayor 2020 25
- Max Leitterstorf ( CDU )
- Total
- 34.22 km (13.21 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 65 m (213 ft)
- Density
- 1,652/km (4,278/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 02241
- Vehicle registration
- SU
- Website
- www.sankt-augustin.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Unsere Stadt - Stadt Sankt Augustin
Eine Stadt, in der man gerne lebt: Sankt Augustin ist Zuhause für über 57.000 Menschen und hat vieles zu bieten.
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Encyclopedic overview
Sankt Augustin ( German pronunciation: [zaŋkt ˈaʊɡʊstiːn] ; Ripuarian: Sank Aujustin) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is named after the patron saint of the Steyler missionaries, Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430). The missionaries established the "Saint Augustine Monastery" near the current town centre in 1913. The municipality of Sankt Augustin was established in 1969, and on September 6, 1977, Sankt Augustin acquired town privileges (German: Stadtrechte). Sankt Augustin is situated about 8 km northeast of Bonn and 8 km southwest of Siegburg. Sankt Augustin belongs to the economic region of Bonn/Rhein-Sieg as well as the scientific region of Bonn. With over 59,000 inhabitants, it is the second-largest town in the Rhein-Sieg district.
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