Hennef (Sieg) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛnɛf] (listen)) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 7 kilometres (4 miles) south-east of Siegburg and 15 km (9 mi) east of Bonn. Hennef is the fourth-biggest town in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (i.e. district).[3] It is the site of the 15th-century castle, Schloss Allner, next to the Allner See. Within Hennef is the town of Stadt Blankenberg, with the castle of Blankenberg.

Hennef
Town
Aerial view of Hennef, May 2008
Coat of arms
Location of Hennef within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 50°47′N 7°17′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Mario Dahm[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	105.79 km2 (40.85 sq mi)
Elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	47,544
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53773
Dialling codes	02242/02248
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.hennef.de

Hennef is also known as the "City of 100 villages".

Twin towns – sister cities

Hennef is twinned with:[4]

• Banbury, England, United Kingdom (1981)
• Le Pecq, France (1997)
• Nowy Dwór Gdański, Poland (2001)

Trivia

• The first calibratable automatic weighing scales in the world were invented by Carl Reuther in Hennef
• Hennef's current district of Geistingen was first mentioned in a document from 885. Hennef itself was first mentioned in 1075 as "Hannafo"
• The national football team sometimes trains here; at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2005 the Argentina national football team stayed here.
• Football teams Tura Hennef and F.C. Geistingen amalgamated in 2005 to become Hennef '05
• The song What Is Love by Haddaway was written and produced in Hennef

Notable people

• Annika Zeyen (born 1985), Paralympic champion (wheelchair basketball and Handbike)
• Joseph Dietzgen (1828–1888), philosopher
• Hank Levine (born 1965), movie director, producer
• Walter von Loë (1828–1908), Prussian field marshal
• Ranga Yogeshwar (born 1959), scientist

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Hennef (Sieg) (category)

• Stadt Hennef – Official website (in German)
• John Rosauer, "Erinnerungen an den Krieg an der Sieg." "Memories of War on the Sieg," an account of the destruction of Hennef by Allied forces during World War II, based on interviews with survivors.

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