Swisttal | |
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Town hall | |
Location of Swisttal within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district | |
Coordinates: 50°43′04″N06°55′13″E / 50.71778°N 6.92028°E Coordinates: 50°43′04″N06°55′13″E / 50.71778°N 6.92028°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Köln |
District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
Subdivisions | 10 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Petra Kalkbrenner [1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 62.27 km2 (24.04 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31) [2] | |
• Total | 18,763 |
• Density | 300/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.
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).
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.
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.
Kottenforst-Ville Nature Park, a natural preserve.
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Ludendorf is a village in the municipality Swisttal in the North Rhine-Westphalian Rhein-Sieg district. It is situated approximately 18 km southwest of Bonn. On January 1, 2007 the village had a population of 539. The city hall of the municipality Swisttal is located between Ludendorf and the neighboring village Swisttal-Essig.
Essig is a village in the municipality of Swisttal in Rhein-Sieg district in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated approximately 18 km southwest of Bonn. In 2007 it had a population of 428. The village hall of the municipality of Swisttal is located between Essig and its neighbouring village, Ludendorf.
The Kottenforst is a large forest, about 40 km² in area, to the south, west and north of the city of Bonn in Germany. It is part of the Rhineland Nature Park (1,045 km²) and forms its eastern side.
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