Neunkirchen-Seelscheid (Kölsch: Nüngkirche-Seelscheidt) is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district in the southern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen and Seelscheid there are numerous smaller localities among the municipality.

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Municipality
St. Margareta (Neunkirchen) [de]
Coat of arms
Location of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 50°52′N 07°20′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions	59
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Nicole Sander[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	50.64 km2 (19.55 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,698
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53819
Dialling codes	02247
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.nk-se.de

Geography

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid is located 20 km north-east of Bonn and 25 km south-east from Cologne in the southern part of the region of Berg (Bergisches Land). The northwest municipality border is formed by the river course of the Naafbach, while the Bröl acts as the southeast border. The Wahnbach flows through the municipality.

Neighbour municipalities

Neighbouring cities are Siegburg, Hennef, Overath and Lohmar. Neighbouring municipalities are Much and Ruppichteroth.

Subdivisions

Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen (5423) and Seelscheid (5788) there are following localities within the municipality (population between brackets)

Balensiefen (20), Birken (58), Birkenfeld (174), Birkenmühle (5), Brackemich (106), Breiderheide (3), Breitscheid, Bruchhausen (59), Busch (14), Effert (2), Eich (101), Eischeid (508), Gutmühle (39), Hardt (43), Hasenbach (315), Hausen, Hausermühle (71), Heidgen, Heister (110), Herkenrath (137), Hermerath (342), Hermerather Mühle, Herrenwiesermühle, Hochhausen (397), Hohn (101), Höfferhof, Hülscheid (418), Ingersau (62), Ingersaueler Mühle (6), Kaule (37), Kotthausen, Köbach (112), Krahwinkel (200), Meisenbach, Mohlscheid (383), Nackhausen (319), Niederhorbach (164), Niederwennerscheid (507), Oberdorst (364), Oberheister (413), Oberhorbach (64), Oberste Zeith, Oberwennerscheid (432), Ohlig (10), Ohmerath (31), Pinn (45), Pixhof, Pohlhausen (492), Rehwiese (6), Remschoß (254), Rengert (222), Renzert (64), Rippert (128), Schaaren, Scherpekotten (2), Scherpemich, Schöneshof (454), Siefen (34), Söntgerath (134), Stein (125), Steinermühle (19), Straßen (84), Unterste Zeith, Wahlen (22), Wahn (197), Weiert (32), Wende (4), Weesbach, Wiescheid, Wolperath (1288)

Population

• 1998 – 19.515
• 1999 – 19.874
• 2000 – 20.079
• 2001 – 20.328
• 2002 – 20.674
• 2003 – 20.898
• 2004 – 21.020
• 2005 – 21.000
• 2006 – 20.946
• 2007 – 20.902
• 2008 – 20.868
• 2009 – 20.855
• 2010 – 20.822
• 2011 - 20.756
• 2012 – 20.613
• 2013 – 20.497
• 2014 – 20.593
• 2015 – 20.958
• 2016 – 20.158
• 2017 - 19.758

History

• ca. 5000 BC - first remains of human settlement
• 1178 - first documentary mention
• 1969 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid were made of the two old municipalities Neunkirchen and Seelscheid

Politics

The 40 seats of the municipal council are distributed as follows since the September 2020 elections:

• CDU - 16 seats
• SPD - 11 seats
• The Greens - 9 seats
• FDP - 2 seats
• Wir für Neunkirchen-Seelscheid - 1 seat
• Demokratie durch Volksabstimmung - 1 seat

Twin towns

• Bicester, Oxfordshire in Great Britain
• Les Essarts, Vendée in France
• Czernichów in Poland

Notable people

• Andreas Pinkwart (born 1960), German politician (FDP)

References

External links

• Bürgermeisterin
• 1. Stellvertretender Bürgermeister
• 2. Stellvertretende Bürgermeisterin
• Nachrichten aus der Region
• Fraktionen und Sitzverteilung im Gemeinderat
• Hersteller von Pokalen in der Region
• Altersverteilung und Einwohnerzahlen

На других языках

[ru] Нойнкирхен-Зельшайд