Königswinter
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Front of St. Remigius (2009)
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 Königswinter
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Location of Königswinter within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°40′25″N 7°11′41″E / 50.67361°N 7.19472°ECoordinates: 50°40′25″N 7°11′41″E / 50.67361°N 7.19472°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Köln | |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | |
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| • Mayor | Peter Wirtz (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 76.19 km2 (29.42 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 40,702 | |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 53639 | |
| Dialling codes | 02223, 02244 | |
| Vehicle registration | SU | |
| Website | www.koenigswinter.de | |
Königswinter is a city and summer resort in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Königswinter is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, opposite Bad Godesberg, at the foot of the Siebengebirge. It covers an area of 76.19 square kilometres which makes it the fourth-largest conurbation in the Rhein-Sieg district. It contains over 80 townships and boroughs, divided over the municipal districts of Stieldorf, Niederdollendorf, Oberdollendorf, Heisterbacherrott, Ittenbach, Oberpleis, Eudenbach, Thomasberg and Königswinter proper.
The romanticDrachenfels, crowned by the ruins of a castle built in the early 12th century by the archbishop of Cologne, rises behind the town. From the summit, which can be accessed by the Drachenfels Railway, there is a magnificent view, celebrated by Lord Byron in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
A cave in the hill is said to have sheltered the dragon (German: Drachen) which was slain by the hero Siegfried. The mountain is quarried, and from 1267 onward supplied stone (trachyte) for the building of Cologne Cathedral. The Schloss Drachenburg, built in 1883, is on the north side of the hill.
The Petersberg mountain also overlooks Königswinter. This was formerly the home of an Augustinian and, later, Cistercian monastery. Around 1195 the monks moved to the foot of the mountain and founded the Abbey of Heisterbach, which was destroyed in 1803. The ruins can still be seen.
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