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Sankt Augustin

Coordinates:50°46′12″N7°11′12″E / 50.77000°N 7.18667°E /50.77000; 7.18667
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Not to be confused withSaint-Augustin (disambiguation) orSaint Augustine.
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sankt Augustin
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Sankt Augustin is located in Germany
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Sankt Augustin is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Coordinates:50°46′12″N7°11′12″E / 50.77000°N 7.18667°E /50.77000; 7.18667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions8
Government
 • Mayor(2020–25)Max Leitterstorf[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
34.22 km2 (13.21 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
56,692
 • Density1,657/km2 (4,291/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53757
Dialling codes02241
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.sankt-augustin.de

Sankt Augustin (German pronunciation:[zaŋktˈaʊɡʊstiːn]ⓘ;Ripuarian:Sank Aujustin) is a town in theRhein-Sieg district inNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany. It is named after the patron saint of theSteyler missionaries, SaintAugustine of Hippo (354-430). The missionaries established the "Saint Augustine Monastery" near the current town centre in 1913. The municipality of Sankt Augustin was established in 1969, and on September 6, 1977, Sankt Augustin acquiredtown privileges (German:Stadtrechte).[3] Sankt Augustin is situated about 8 km northeast ofBonn and 8 km southwest ofSiegburg. Sankt Augustin belongs to the economic region of Bonn/Rhein-Sieg as well as the scientific region of Bonn. With over 59,000 inhabitants, it is the second-largest town in the Rhein-Sieg district.[3]

Visits

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Margaret Thatcher visited on Wednesday 9 November 1983, with German ChancellorHelmut Kohl. AKGGS former schoolfriend had proposed visiting the German town to Mrs Thatcher. There was a six-monthly Anglo-German summit in Bonn, eleven miles away. Ivan Dawson attended, chairman of the Grantham twinning association.[4][5][6]

Mayors

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Birlinghoven Castle
  • 1969–1984: Karl Gatzweiler (CDU)
  • 1989–1994: Wilfried Wessel (CDU)
  • 1994–1995: Anke Riefers (SPD)
  • 1995: Hans Jaax (SPD) (temporary)
  • 1995–1999: Anke Riefers (SPD)
  • 1999–2020: Klaus Schumacher (CDU)
  • Since 2020: Max Leitterstorf (CDU)

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Sankt Augustin istwinned with:[7]

and has a Community Climate Partnership with:

Federal Government organizations

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Notable people

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References

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  1. ^Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^"Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved16 November 2024.
  3. ^abAugustin, Stadt Sankt (2019-03-01)."Unsere Stadt: Stadtportrait" [Our Town: Town portrait] (in German). Stadt Sankt Augustin – Der Bürgermeister.
  4. ^November 1983 visit
  5. ^Times Thursday November 10 1983, page 6
  6. ^Grantham Journal Friday 18 November 1983, page 1
  7. ^"Unsere Partnerstädte im Ausland".sankt-augustin.de (in German). Sankt Augustin. Retrieved2021-03-19.
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