Königswinter
Königswinter | |
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 Front of St. Remigius Roman Catholic Church (May 2009) | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Königswinter within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district  | |
Köln | |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Lutz Wagner[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.19 km2 (29.42 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 41,495 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53639 |
| Dialling codes | 02223, 02242, 02244, 0228 |
| Vehicle registration | SU |
| Website | www.koenigswinter.de |
Königswinter (
Geography
Königswinter is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, opposite
Main sights
Drachenfels
The Drachenfels, crowned by the ruins of a castle built in the early 12th century by the archbishop of Cologne, rises behind the town. From the summit, which can be accessed by the Drachenfels Railway, there is a view celebrated by Lord Byron in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
A cave in the hill is said to have sheltered the dragon (German: Drachen) which was slain by the hero Siegfried. The mountain is quarried, and from 1267 onward supplied stone (trachyte) for the building of Cologne Cathedral. The Schloss Drachenburg, built in 1883, is on the north side of the hill.
Petersberg and Heisterbach
The
Today the peak of the Petersberg is occupied by the Hotel Petersberg, a grand hotel which serves as a guest house for the German Government. Many world leaders have stayed there, and conferences are regularly held. Like the Drachenfels, the Petersberg was once served by its own railway, the Petersberg Railway, but this closed in 1958 and the hotel is now reached by road or helicopter.
The town
Königswinter has a
Transport
The town is served by
Several ferries cross the Rhine between Königswinter and Bad Godesberg on the west bank.
Twin towns – sister cities
Königswinter is twinned with:[4]
Cleethorpes, United Kingdom
Cognac, France
Gallery
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Lithography of St. Remigius (August Karstein, 1850) -
Homes in Königswinter -
Königswinter town hall -
Königswinter viewed from the Drachenfels
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Drachenfelsbahn Königswinter". Drachenfelsbahn Königswinter. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften Königswinter". koenigswinter.de (in German). Königswinter. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Königswinter". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 896.
External links
Königswinter travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official site (in German)
- View at Terraserver
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