Swisttal
Swisttal | |
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Town hall | |
Location of Swisttal
within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district | |
![]() Interactive map of Swisttal | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′04″N 06°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 | 62.22 km2 (24.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 133–177 m (436–581 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 18,662 |
| • Density | 299.9/km2 (776.8/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈsvɪstˌtaːl], lit. 'Swist Valley') 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.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]The municipality consists of the following parishes:
- Heimerzheim
- Buschhoven
- Dünstekoven
- Essig
- Ludendorf
- Miel (Swisttal)
- Ollheim
- Odendorf
- Morenhoven
- Straßfeld
as well as the hamlets of Hohn, Vershoven, Moemerzheim and Muettinghoven. The local administration is situated between the villages Ludendorf and Essig.
Population
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Buildings and places
[edit]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
[edit]Kottenforst-Ville Nature Park, a natural preserve.
Notable residents
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
- ↑ "Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag". Retrieved 26 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in German)

