Lohmar

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Lohmar
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Protestant church in Honrath
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Lohmar
Coordinates: 50°49′N7°13′E / 50.817°N 7.217°E / 50.817; 7.217 Coordinates: 50°49′N7°13′E / 50.817°N 7.217°E / 50.817; 7.217
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Köln
District Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions12
Government
   Mayor (202025) Claudia Wieja [1] (Greens)
Area
  Total65.5 km2 (25.3 sq mi)
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total30,316
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53797
Dialling codes 02205, 02206, 02241, 02246, 02247
Vehicle registration SU
Website www.lohmar.de

Lohmar is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Geography

Lohmar is located about 20 km east of Cologne and 15 km north-east of Bonn in the Bergisches Land area. Because it is only 20 minutes by car to Cologne or Bonn, Lohmar is a popular place for commuters. The main part of the town area is at the course of the Agger, southern of Overath.

History

Lohmar was first mentioned as a donation of archbishop Sigewid to the church of Cologne. A farmyard in Lomereis mentioned.

Lohmar is also mentioned on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as a place of Napoleon's visit. While his inspection of the army positioned in the Rhineland in 1811 he lived in Schloss Auel in Lohmar.

Politics

City council

The city council consists of 40 members. The current breakdown, from the general elections held 30 August 2009, is as follows:

The CDU and Grünen rule the town as a coalition.

Mayor

Coat of arms

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Meeting of Agger (upper) and Sülz (lower)

The coat of arms contains a lion of Berg in the upper fragment. It symbolizes the former jurisdiction by the Earldom of Berg. The lower fraction shows the meeting of the Agger and the Sülz rivers.

Twin towns – sister cities

Lohmar is twinned with: [3]

Transport

Lohmar is served by Honrath railway station on the Cologne–Overath railway. A train to Cologne stops every 30 minutes. The trip to Cologne lasts about 30 minutes. A service runs in the other direction to Overath every 30 minutes.

Roads

Lohmar is connected to the Bundesautobahn 3 with following exits:

The Bundesautobahn 4 connects through exit

Airports

The Cologne Bonn Airport is reachable within 25 minutes.

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References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "Städtepartnerschaften". lohmar.de (in German). Lohmar. Retrieved 21 January 2021.