Alfter

Alfter
Coat of arms
Alfter
Location of Alfter within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°44′08″N 07°00′33″E / 50.73556°N 7.00917°ECoordinates: 50°44′08″N 07°00′33″E / 50.73556°N 7.00917°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Rolf Schumacher (CDU)
Area
• Total	34.73 km^2 (13.41 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	23,153
• Density	670/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53347
Dialling codes	02222, 0228
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.alfter.de

Alfter is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km west of Bonn.

Location

The community of Alfter lies west of former capital of Bonn, on the southern Ridge of the "Vorgebirge". It borders along the city of Bornheim (Alfter being more in the south), Bonn lying to the east, and North of the cities (Rheinland) of Meckenheim and Rheinbach. To the west lies the community of Swistal. Alfter consists of a total area of 35 km², of which 18 km² is used for agricultural purposes and 8 km² is forest.

References

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.