Swisttal

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Swisttal
Municipality
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Town hall
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Location of Swisttal within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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Swisttal
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Swisttal
Coordinates: 50°43′04″N06°55′13″E / 50.71778°N 6.92028°E / 50.71778; 6.92028
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Köln
District Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions10
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–25) Petra Kalkbrenner [1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total62.27 km2 (24.04 sq mi)
Highest elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Lowest elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
 • Total18,780
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53913
Dialling codes 02254, 02226, 02255, 02251
Vehicle registration SU
Website www.swisttal.de

Swisttal is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Swisttal received its names from a brook named Swist, which flows in the middle of the municipality.

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Geography

Swisttal is situated approximately 15 km west of Bonn. It covers an area of approx. 65 km² (of which 10 km² is forest, part of the Kottenforst, and 49 km² is used for agriculture).

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of the following parishes:

as well as the hamlets of Hohn, Vershoven, Moemerzheim and Muettinghoven. The local administration is situated between the villages Ludendorf and Essig.

Buildings and places

In the vicinity of the Buschhoven is the route of the former Eifel water pipeline (Eifel Aqueduct), a Roman aqueduct built to supply Cologne with drinking water. The water castle in Morenhoven, the castle of Heimerzheim and the reconciliation church in Buschhoven with its reconditioned romance organ, are worth mentioning.

Parks

Kottenforst-Ville Nature Park, a natural preserve.

Notable residents

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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 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW . Retrieved 2024-06-20.


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