Sankt Augustin

Not to be confused with Saint-Augustin (disambiguation) or Saint Augustine.
Sankt Augustin
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Sankt Augustin
Coat of arms
Location of Sankt Augustin within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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Sankt Augustin is located in Germany
Sankt Augustin
Sankt Augustin
Sankt Augustin is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Sankt Augustin
Sankt Augustin
Coordinates: 50°46′12″N 7°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
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/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 (Ripuarian: Sank Aujustin) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is named after the patron saint of the Steyler missionaries, Saint Augustine 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 acquired town privileges (German: Stadtrechte).[3] Sankt Augustin is situated about 8 km northeast of Bonn and 8 km southwest of Siegburg. 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]

Mayors

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

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

Sankt Augustin is twinned with:[4]

and has a Community Climate Partnership with:

Federal Government organizations

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ a b Augustin, Stadt Sankt (2019-03-01). "Unsere Stadt: Stadtportrait" [Our Town: Town portrait] (in German). Stadt Sankt Augustin – Der Bürgermeister.
  4. ^ "Unsere Partnerstädte im Ausland". sankt-augustin.de (in German). Sankt Augustin. Retrieved 2021-03-19.


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