Neunkirchen-Seelscheid

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Municipality
St. Margareta (Neunkirchen)
Coat of arms
Location of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Location of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
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Coordinates: 50°52′N 07°20′E / 50.867°N 7.333°E / 50.867; 7.333
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions	59
Government
• Mayor (2025–30)	Guido Vierkötter1 (CDU)
Area
• Total	50.62 km2 (19.54 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)2
• Total	20,283
• Density	400.7/km2 (1,038/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53819
Dialling codes	02247
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.nk-se.de

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔʏnkɪʁçn̩ ˈzeːlʃaɪt]; Kölsch: Nüngkirche-Seelscheidt) is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district in the southern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen and Seelscheid there are numerous smaller localities among the municipality.

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid is located 20 km north-east of Bonn and 25 km south-east from Cologne in the southern part of the region of Berg (Bergisches Land). The northwest municipality border is formed by the river course of the Naafbach, while the Bröl acts as the southeast border. The Wahnbach flows through the municipality.

Neighbouring cities are Siegburg, Hennef, Overath and Lohmar. Neighbouring municipalities are Much and Ruppichteroth.

Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen (5423) and Seelscheid (5788) there are following localities within the municipality (population between brackets)

Balensiefen (20), Birken (58), Birkenfeld (174), Birkenmühle (5), Brackemich (106), Breiderheide (3), Breitscheid, Bruchhausen (59), Busch (14), Effert (2), Eich (101), Eischeid (508), Gutmühle (39), Hardt (43), Hasenbach (315), Hausen, Hausermühle (71), Heidgen, Heister (110), Herkenrath (137), Hermerath (342), Hermerather Mühle, Herrenwiesermühle, Hochhausen (397), Hohn (101), Höfferhof, Hülscheid (418), Ingersau (62), Ingersaueler Mühle (6), Kaule (37), Kotthausen, Köbach (112), Krahwinkel (200), Meisenbach, Mohlscheid (383), Nackhausen (319), Niederhorbach (164), Niederwennerscheid (507), Oberdorst (364), Oberheister (413), Oberhorbach (64), Oberste Zeith, Oberwennerscheid (432), Ohlig (10), Ohmerath (31), Pinn (45), Pixhof, Pohlhausen (492), Rehwiese (6), Remschoß (254), Rengert (222), Renzert (64), Rippert (128), Schaaren, Scherpekotten (2), Scherpemich, Schöneshof (454), Siefen (34), Söntgerath (134), Stein (125), Steinermühle (19), Straßen (84), Unterste Zeith, Wahlen (22), Wahn (197), Weiert (32), Wende (4), Weesbach, Wiescheid, Wolperath (1288)

• 1998 – 19.515
• 1999 – 19.874
• 2000 – 20.079
• 2001 – 20.328
• 2002 – 20.674
• 2003 – 20.898
• 2004 – 21.020
• 2005 – 21.000
• 2006 – 20.946
• 2007 – 20.902
• 2008 – 20.868
• 2009 – 20.855
• 2010 – 20.822
• 2011 - 20.756
• 2012 – 20.613
• 2013 – 20.497
• 2014 – 20.593
• 2015 – 20.958
• 2016 – 20.158
• 2017 - 19.758

• ca. 5000 BC - first remains of human settlement
• 1178 - first documentary mention
• 1969 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid were made of the two old municipalities Neunkirchen and Seelscheid

The 40 seats of the municipal council are distributed as follows since the September 2020 elections:

• CDU - 16 seats
• SPD - 11 seats
• The Greens - 9 seats
• FDP - 2 seats
• Wir für Neunkirchen-Seelscheid - 1 seat
• Demokratie durch Volksabstimmung - 1 seat

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• Andreas Pinkwart (born 1960), German politician (FDP)