Troisdorf

Troisdorf is a city in Germany (Population (31.03.2003 est): 75 568), in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, located ca. 22 kilometers south of Cologne and 13 kilometers north east of Bonn (7' 9" east, 50' 49" north, total area: 62,17 square kilometers, altitude: 48 -134,4 m). It is part of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (district).

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In 1952 Troisdorf became a free city, in 1969 the urban area got extended with the township of Sieglar and the villages Altenrath and Friedrich-Wilhelms-H?tte (total population 1969: about 51 000). The first colonization goes back to the 9th (Eschmar and Sieglar 832) and 10th ( Bergheim 987) century with the first churches build around 700 AD in Bergheim (St. Lambertus).

Cologne: Cologne (German: ; K?lsch: K?lle) is, in terms of population, the fourth largest city in Germany and the largest city of the German province of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its Cathedral, its uniquely brewed K?lsch beer, the original Eau de Cologne, and its celebration of Carnival a...

Bonn: Bonn is a city in Germany (Population (2004 est): 313,605 ; the 19th largest city in Germany), in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine. It was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990. From 1288 to 1803 it was the residence of...

Rhein-Sieg: 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, and nearly completely surrounded by t...