Swisttal

Swisttal
Coat of arms
Swisttal
Location of Swisttal within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°43′04″N 06°55′13″E / 50.71778°N 6.92028°ECoordinates: 50°43′04″N 06°55′13″E / 50.71778°N 6.92028°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Eckhard Maack
Area
• Total	62.27 km^2 (24.04 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	17,753
• Density	290/km^2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53913
Dialling codes	02254, 02226, 02255, 02251
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.swisttal.de

Swisttal is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Swisttal received its names from a brook named Swist, which flows in the middle of the municipality.

Geography

Swisttal is situated approximately 15 km west of Bonn. It covers an area of approx. 65 km² (of which 10 km² is forest, part of the Kottenforst, and 49 km² is used for agriculture).

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of the following parishes:

• Heimerzheim
• Buschhoven
• Dünstekoven
• Essig
• Ludendorf
• Miel (Swisttal)
• Ollheim
• Odendorf
• Morenhoven
• Straßfeld

as well as the hamlets of Hohn, Vershoven, Moemerzheim and Muettinghoven. The local administration is situated between the villages Ludendorf and Essig.

Buildings and places

In the vicinity of the Buschhoven is the route of the former Eifel water pipeline (Eifel Aqueduct), a Roman aqueduct built to supply Cologne with drinking water. The water castle in Morenhoven, the castle of Heimerzheim and the reconciliation church in Buschhoven with its reconditioned romance organ, are worth mentioning.

Parks

Kottenforst-Ville Nature Park, a natural preserve.

Notable residents

• Helmuth Prieß

References

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

External links

• Official website (German)