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Lohmar (Ripuarian: Luhme) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Lohmar
Town
Protestant church in Honrath
Location of Lohmar within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
BornheimHennefMuch
Lohmar
Lohmar
Coordinates: 50°49′N 7°13′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-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 zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53797
Dialling codes02205, 02206, 02241, 02246, 02247
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.lohmar.de

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



Town council


The town council consists of 40 members. The current breakdown after the local elections held on 13 September 2020 is as follows:

The CDU and Grünen govern the town as a coalition.


Mayor



Coat of arms


Meeting of Agger (upper) and Sülz (lower)
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.


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.



На других языках


[de] Lohmar

Lohmar ist eine Stadt im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis am südlichen Teil des Bergischen Landes am Fluss Agger. Ursprünglich stammt der Name anscheinend von fränkischen Einwanderern; in ihrer Sprache steht Loh für Wald und Mar für ein stehendes Gewässer bzw. einen Sumpf.
- [en] Lohmar

[ru] Ломар

Ломар (нем. Lohmar) — город в Германии, в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия.



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