Königswinter | |
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 Front of St. Remigius (2009) | |
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  Königswinter | |
Location o Königswinter athin Rhein-Sieg-Kreis destrict  | |
| Coordinates:50°40′25″N7°11′41″E /50.67361°N 7.19472°E /50.67361; 7.19472Coordinates:50°40′25″N7°11′41″E /50.67361°N 7.19472°E /50.67361; 7.19472 | |
| Kintra | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| Destrict | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Peter Wirtz (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.19 km2 (29.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 - 460 m (−1,458 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 41,065 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 53639 |
| Diallin codes | 02223, 02244 |
| Vehicle registration | SU |
| Website | www.koenigswinter.de |
Königswinter is a ceety an simmer resort in theRhein-Sieg-Kreis, inNorth Rhine-Westphalie,Germany.
Königswinter is situatit on the richt bank o the Rhine, oppositeBad Godesberg, at the fuit o theSiebengebirge. It covers a aurie o 76.19 square kilometres which maks it the fowert-lairgest conurbation in the Rhein-Sieg destrict. It conteens ower 80 tounships an burghs, dividit ower themunicipal destricts o Stieldorf, Niederdollendorf,Oberdollendorf, Heisterbacherrott, Ittenbach, Oberpleis, Eudenbach, Thomasberg an Königswinter proper.
The romanticDrachenfels, crouned bi the ruins o a castle built in the early 12t century bi theairchbishop oCologne, rises ahint the toun. Frae the summit, which can be accessed bi theDrachenfels Railway, thare is a magnificent view, celebratit biLord Byron inChilde Harold's Pilgrimage.
Acave in the hill is said tae hae sheltered thedraigon (German:Drachen) which wis slain bi the heroSiegfried. The muntain is quarriet, an frae 1267 onwaird suppleed stane (trachyte) for the biggin oCologne Cathedral. TheSchloss Drachenburg, built in 1883, is on the north side o the hill.
ThePetersberg muntain owerleuks Königswinter an aw. This wis ance the hame o aAugustinian an, later,Cistercianmonastery. Aroond 1195 the monks muivit tae the fuit o the muntain an foondit theAbbey o Heisterbach, which wis destroyed in 1803. The ruins can still be seen.
The day the peak o the Petersberg is occupeed bi theHotel Petersberg, a grand hotel which serves as a guest hoose for the German Govrenment. Mony warld leaders hae stayed thare, an conferences are regularly held. Like the Drachenfels, the Petersberg was once servit bi its awn railwey, thePetersberg Railway, but this closed in 1958 an the hotel is nou reached bi road or helicopter.
Königswinter hase aCatholic (St. Remigius) an aEvangelical kirk, some smaw manufacturs an a little shippin. It haes a monument tae the poetWolfgang Müller.
The toun is servit biKönigswinter anNiederdollendorf stations on theRhine East Bank Railway atweenCologne anWiesbaden, as well as bi several stops on line 66 o theBonn Stadtbahn, which taks a different route throu the toun. The tourist orientitDrachenfels Railway does no connect directly wi either o these lines, but insteid relies on asteam-outline road train for connection tae the toun centre an stations.[2]
Several ferries cross theRhine atween Königswinter an the wast bank.
Königswinter is twinned wi:
Cleethorpes, Unitit Kinrick
Cognac, Fraunce
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