Siegburg
Sign in to saveSiegburg (; i.e. fort on the Sieg river; Ripuarian: Sieburch) is a city in the district of Rhein-Sieg-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the banks of the rivers Sieg and Agger, from the former seat of West German government Bonn and from Cologne. The population of the city was 39,192 in the 2013 census.
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Siegburg is a city in western Germany located on the Sieg and Agger rivers, situated between the former West German capital of Bonn and the city of Cologne. With a population of about 39,000, it serves as a regional center in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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- Nordrhein-Westfalen
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- Köln
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- Mayor
- Transport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
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Siegburg (; i.e. fort on the Sieg river; Ripuarian: Sieburch) is a city in the district of Rhein-Sieg-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the banks of the rivers Sieg and Agger, from the former seat of West German government Bonn and from Cologne. The population of the city was 39,192 in the 2013 census.
==Geography== Siegburg is located approximately east of the river Rhine, at the confluence where the Agger joins the Sieg, in the southeast corner of the Cologne Lowland. Neighbouring towns include Troisdorf, Lohmar, Sankt Augustin and Hennef. The nearby cities of Cologne and Bonn are easily accessible through good transport links. The highest point of the urban area is above sea level (NHN) in the Braschoß area and the lowest point is just under above sea level at the mouth of the Agger.