Windeck

Windeck
Windeck Castle
Windeck Castle
Coat of arms of Windeck
Location of Windeck within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Rhineland-PalatinateBonnCologneEuskirchen (district)Oberbergischer KreisRheinisch-Bergischer KreisRhein-Erft-KreisAlfterBad HonnefBornheim (Rheinland)EitorfHennef (Sieg)KönigswinterLohmarMeckenheimMuchNeunkirchen-SeelscheidNiederkasselRheinbachRuppichterothSankt AugustinSiegburgSwisttalTroisdorfWachtbergWindeck
Windeck is located in Germany
Windeck
Windeck
Windeck is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Windeck
Windeck
Coordinates: 50°48′00″N 7°34′00″E / 50.80000°N 7.56667°E / 50.80000; 7.56667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions66
Government
 • Mayor (2018–23) Alexandra Christine Gauß[1] (Greens)
Area
 • Total
107.26 km2 (41.41 sq mi)
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
19,254
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
51570
Dialling codes02292, 02243 (Herchen)
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitehttps://gemeinde-windeck.de/

Windeck 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:

Population figures as of March 31, 2019[3]
Village Population
Rosbach 4009
Dattenfeld 2287
Leuscheid 1171
Schladern 1128
Herchen 974
Horst 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.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Wahl des/der Bürgermeisters/in Gemeinde Windeck 18.11.2018, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ "Ortschaftenverzeichnis". Archived from the original on 14 Mar 2023.