Sinzig

Sinzig () is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhine, about 5 km south-east of Remagen and 25 km south-east of Bonn, and it has approximately 20,000 inhabitants (2004).

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_flag: Flagge Sinzig.svg
German location.image_coa: DEU Sinzig COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Sinzig Schloss.jpeg
German location.image_caption: Sinzig Castle
German location.image_plan: Gem kr sinzig.png
German location.state: Rheinland-Pfalz
German location.district: Ahrweiler
German location.mayor: Andreas Geron
German location.leader_term: 2017–2025
German location.party: Independent
German location.elevation: 90
German location.area: 41.1
German location.postal_code: 53489
German location.area_code: 02642, 02636 (Ortsteil Franken)
German location.licence: AW
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 07 1 31 077
German location.website: www.sinzig.de

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Wikidata facts

Population: 17399
Area: 41.1
Elevation: 90
Official website: www.sinzig.de
Image: Sinzig Schloss.jpg
Dialing code: 2646
Licence plate code: AW

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postal code: 53489
Commons category: Sinzig
Commons gallery: Sinzig
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hashtag: Sinzig

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History
Sightseeing
Municipal subdivisions
Town song
Notable people
References
External links

==History== Sinzig received its first official recognition in 762 A.D. On 10 July that year, King Pippin the Younger, the father of Charlemagne, presented a certificate of his decree in the Palace of Sinzig (Sentiaco Palacio), officially recognizing the town as "Sentiacum."