Swisttal

Swisttal
Coat of arms of Swisttal Coat of arms
Swisttal
Location of Swisttal within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Eckhard Maack
Area
• Total	62.27 km2 (24.04 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	17,480
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53913
Dialling codes	02254, 02226, 02255, 02251
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.swisttal.de

Swisttal is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Swisttal received its names from a brook named Swist, which flows in the middle of the municipality.

Geography

Swisttal is situated approximately 15 km west of Bonn. It covers a surface of approx. 65 km² (10 km² forest surface (the Kottenforst), agriculture surface 49 km²).

Division of the municipality

The municipality consists of the local districts

• Heimerzheim
• Buschhoven
• Dünstekoven
• Essig
• Ludendorf
• Miel (Swisttal)
• Ollheim
• Odendorf
• Morenhoven
• Straßfeld

as well as the hamlets Hohn, Vershoven, Moemerzheim and Muettinghoven. The local administration is situated between the villages Ludendorf and Essig.

Buildings and places

In the proximity of the partial place Buschhoven lies the route of the earlier Eifel water pipeline (Eifel Aqueduct), a Roman aqueduct for the supply of Cologne with drinking water. The water castle in Morenhoven, the castle Heimerzheim and the reconciliation church in Buschhoven with the reconditioned romance organ, are very worth mentioning.

Parks

Naturpark Kottenforst-Ville, a natural preserve.

Notable residents

• Helmuth Prieß

External links

• (German)