Siegburg

Siegburg is a city within the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Rhein-Sieg-County) of Germany with a population of 41.232 (2004). It is located on the banks of the rivers Sieg and Agger, 10 kilometres away from the former capital Bonn and 26 kilometres away from Cologne.

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Archbishop Anno II of Cologne founded a Benedictine monastery in 1064 on top of a hill now called the Michaelsberg. A settlement that arose from that was first mentioned as a city in 1182. Siegburg reached the height of its prosperity in the 15th and 16th century. It is famous for its pottery, especially for the Siegburg pitchers (Siegburger Kr?ge). Since 1816 Siegburg is the county seat of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis.

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis: The Rhein-Sieg-Kreis is a Kreis (district) in the south of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis, Altenkirchen, Neuwied, Ahrweiler, Euskirchen, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, the urban district of Cologne. Nearly completely surrounded by the d...

Sieg: The Sieg is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany named after the folk of the Sigambrer. It is a tributary of the Rhine and 152 km in length....

Agger: REDIRECT Daniel Agger...