Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

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Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
District
Kreishaus Siegburg
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Cologne
Capital	Siegburg
Government
• District admin.	Sebastian Schuster (CDU)
Area
• Total	1,153.51 km^2 (445.37 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	610,537
• Density	530/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	https://www.rhein-sieg-kreis.de

The Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Kölsch: Rhein-Siech-Kreis) is a Kreis (district) in the south of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis, Altenkirchen, Neuwied, Ahrweiler, Euskirchen, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, the urban district of Cologne. The federal city of Bonn is nearly completely surrounded by the district.

History

The district as known today was created in 1969, during the reorganization of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia, by merging Sieg District with the District of Bonn (from which Bonn itself was separated in 1887 to become an urban district). Sieg District was created in 1825.

Geography

Geographically Rhein-Sieg District covers the valley of the river Sieg and also, since the merger with the District of Bonn, that of the Rhine around Bonn, as well an area in the most easterly part of the Eifel.

Politics

District council with 86 seats as elected in 2020^[2]
  Left: 3 seats
  SPD: 18 seats
  Greens: 19 seats
  Pirates: 1 seat
  Volksabstimmung: 1 seat
  FDP: 5 seats
  FW: 1 seat
  CDU: 34 seats
  AfD: 4 seats

Municipal elections are held every five years, in which the district administrator (German: Landrat) and district council (German: Kreistag) of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis are chosen. The last election took place on 13 September 2020.^[2]

District council

The district council consists of 86 seats, half of which are chosen directly in 43 constituencies. The remaining 43 seats are distributed via party lists, resulting in a proportional representation.

On 3 November 2020, the Christian Democrats and the Greens announced their coalition agreement, renewing their 21-year governance.^[3]

District administrator

The district administrator is Sebastian Schuster. The Christian Democrat received 53.18% of the vote.^[4][5]

Coat of arms

The red lion is the symbol of the dukes of Berg, who owned a large part of the district. The black cross in the shield is the symbol of Cologne, because another part of the district was owned by the bishops of Cologne. The yellow sword is the symbol of Saint Michael, the patron of the mighty Michaelsberg Abbey in Siegburg.

Demographics

Number of 1st and 2nd generation foreigners in Rhein-Sieg-Kreis by top 10 country of origin per 31 December 2007^[6]

Rank	Ancestry	Number
1	Turkey	13,255
2	Greece	3,982
3	Italy	3,024
4	Poland	2,825
5	Portugal	1,353
6	Netherlands	1,284
7	Morocco	1,272
8	Russia	1,244
9	Spain	1,203
10	Austria	994

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Honnef Bornheim Hennef (Sieg) Königswinter Lohmar Meckenheim Niederkassel Rheinbach Sankt Augustin Siegburg Troisdorf	Alfter Eitorf Much Neunkirchen-Seelscheid Ruppichteroth Swisttal Wachtberg Windeck

References

1. "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 20 June 2024.
2. "Kreistagswahl - Kommunalwahlen 2020 im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis - Gesamtergebnis". wahlen.kdvz-frechen.de (in German). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
3. Akalin, Dylan Cem (4 November 2020). "Hubschrauberrundflüge verboten: Koalition im Kreistag Rhein-Sieg will Digitalisierung forcieren". General-Anzeiger Bonn (in German). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
4. "Wahl des Landrates/der Landrätin - Kommunalwahlen 2020 im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis - Gesamtergebnis". wahlen.kdvz-frechen.de (in German). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
5. Köhl, Bettina; Heinemann, Thomas (13 September 2020). "Klares Ergebnis im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis: Landrat Sebastian Schuster macht weiter". General-Anzeiger Bonn (in German). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
6. "Ausländer_2006-2007_Kreise.xls" (PDF). Retrieved 12 March 2013.

External links

• Official Website (German, English, French)

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