Neunkirchen-Seelscheid

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid (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.

Geography
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.

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

Subdivisions
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)

Population

 * 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

History

 * 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

Politics
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

Twin towns

 * [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px]] Bicester, Oxfordshire in Great Britain
 * [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px]] Les Essarts, Vendée in France
 * [[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|25px]] Czernichów in Poland

Notable people

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