Hennef (Sieg)
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Hennef (Sieg) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛnɛf] ⓘ) 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.
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Hennef | |
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 Aerial view of Hennef, May 2008 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hennef
within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district  | |
 Location of Hennef | |
  Hennef Location within Germany  Hennef Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| 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 | 105.89 km2 (40.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 48,112 |
| • Density | 454.36/km2 (1,176.8/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 |
Villages in Hennef
Hennef is known as the "City of 100 villages". The official list counts 89.[4]
List of villages with number of inhabitants in 2024.
- Adscheid: 209
- Ahrenbach: 8
- Allner: 1424
- Altenbödingen: 433
- Altglück: 1
- Auel: 83
- Beiert: 12
- Berg: 61
- Blankenbach: 38
- Bödingen: 308
- Bröl: 1332
- Bülgenauel: 245
- Büllesbach: 48
- Büllesfeld: 11
- Dahlhausen: 158
- Dambroich: 671
- Darscheid: 55
- Depensiefen: 7
- Derenbach: 10
- Dondorf: 120
- Dürresbach: 18
- Eichholz: 166
- Eulenberg: 457
- Fernegierscheid: 95
- Greuelsiefen: 448
- Hahnenhardt: 19
- Halberg: 4
- Halmshanf: 14
- Hanf: 242
- Happerschoß: 1426
- Haus Ölgarten: 9
- Heckelsberg: 4
- Heisterschoß: 1203
- Hermesmühle: 25
- Hofen: 36
- Hommerich: 10
- Hossenberg: 35
- Hove: 27
- Hüchel: 382
- Hülscheid: 82
- Issertshof: 20
- Käsberg: 69
- Kningelthal: 84
- Knippgierscheid: 33
- Köschbusch: 150
- Kraheck: 76
- Kümpel: 57
- Kurenbach: 86
- Kurscheid: 289
- Lanzenbach: 426
- Lauthausen: 558
- Lescheid: 47
- Lichtenberg: 1119
- Liesberg: 2
- Löbach: 24
- Lückert: 95
- Meisenbach: 73
- Michelshohn: 27
- Mittelscheid: 268
- Niederhalberg: 63
- Oberauel: 419
- Oberhalberg: 41
- Petershohn: 3
- Raveneck: 8
- Ravenstein: 35
- Rott: 838
- Röttgen: 42
- Rütsch: 26
- Schächer: 18
- Scheuren: 13
- Scheurenmühle: 25
- Sommershof: 66
- Söven: 968
- Stadt Blankenberg: 614
- Stein: 87
- Stoßdorf: 1678
- Striefen: 174
- Süchterscheid: 464
- Theishohn: 4
- Uckerath: 3446
- Wasserheß: 96
- Weingartsgasse: 224
- Weldergoven: 1045
- Wellesberg: 171
- Westerhausen: 506
- Wiederschall: 5
- Wiersberg: 48
- Wippenhohn: 32
- Zumhof: 34
Twin towns – sister cities
Banbury, England, United Kingdom (1981)
Le Pecq, France (1997)
Nowy Dwór Gdański, Poland (2001)
Foley, Alabama, United States (2022)[6][7]
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 at the Sportschule Hennef; 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
- Kim Petras (born 1992), pop singer and songwriter
