Windeck
Windeck | |
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| Windeck Castle Windeck Castle | |
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Coat of arms of Windeck Coat of arms | |
Location of Windeck
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 66 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–23) | Alexandra Christine Gauß[1] (Greens) |
| Area | |
• Total | 107.22 km2 (41.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 51570 |
| Dialling codes | 02292 (Rosbach, Dattenfeld, Schladern, Leuscheid, Hurst), 02243 (Herchen), 02682 (Au), 02686 (Kocherscheid), 02295 (Gutmannseichen) |
| Vehicle registration | SU |
| Website | https://gemeinde-windeck.de/ |
Windeck (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪndɛk]) is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 35km east of Bonn and 35km west of Siegen. The name Windeck comes from the Windeck castle ruins and the nearby village of Windeck.
The community of Windeck was formed in 1969 through the merger of the communities of Dattenfeld, Herchen and Rosbach. Today Windeck consists of 58 villages and some hamlets and homesteads. The most populated are:
| Village | Population |
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| Rosbach | 4009 |
| Dattenfeld | 2287 |
| Leuscheid | 1171 |
| Schladern | 1128 |
| Herchen | 974 |
| Hurst | 815 |
| Wilberhofen | 532 |
| Halscheid | 309 |
Other villages are Oppertzau, Dreisel, Werfen, Stromberg and Au an der Sieg.
In Windeck, the Leina company produces first aid kits and warning triangles.
Transport
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In Au (Sieg), Dattenfeld, Geilhausen, Herchen, Roßbach and Schladern trans stops and stations are located.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Andy Borg (born 1960), percussionist and presenter, lived briefly in Herchen
- Renan Demirkan (born 1955), actress and author, lives in Windeck
- Hanns Dieter Hüsch (1925–2005), cabaret artist, lived in Werfen
- Peter Praet (born 1949 in Herchen), Belgian economist and central banker
- Jonas Reckermann (born 1979), beach volleyball player
- August Sander (1876–1964), photographer, lived in Kuchhausen
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Wahl des/der Bürgermeisters/in Gemeinde Windeck 18.11.2018, accessed 29 June 2021.
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