Bornheim (; Ripuarian: ''Bonnem'') is a town in the

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 (district), Altenkirchen, Neuwied (district), Neuwied, Ah ...

district, in

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. It is situated on the West bank of the

Rhine The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Swit ...

, approx. 10 km north-west of

Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

, 20 km south of

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

. The town borders on

to the south, the towns of

Alfter Alfter () is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km west of Bonn. Location The community of Alfter lies west of former capital of Bonn, on the southern ridge of the "V ...

and

Swisttal Swisttal is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, 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 appro ...

to the southwest, the town of

Weilerswist Weilerswist () is a municipality in the Euskirchen (district), district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, approximately 10 kilometers north of Euskirchen, and 20 kilometers south-west o ...

to the west, the towns of Brühl and

Wesseling Wesseling () is an industrial German city on the Rhine bordering Cologne city on the south. With three chemical plants and a petroleum refinery within its city limits, it has an important place in the international petrochemical industry. Histo ...

to the north, as well as the Rhine-bordering town of

Niederkassel Niederkassel (; Ripuarian: ''Neddekaaßel'') is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of around 37,000 people. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. north-east of Bonn and sou ...

in the east.

Subdivisions

Bornheim is divided up into 14 districts: Bornheim, Brenig, Dersdorf, Hemmerich, Hersel, Kardorf, Merten, Rösberg, Roisdorf, Sechtem, Uedorf, Walberberg, Waldorf and Widdig.

Economy

Bornheim has a strong agricultural industry and is famous for its white asparagus.

Twin towns – sister cities

Bornheim is twinned with: *

Bornem Bornem (; old spelling: ''Bornhem'') is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises the village of Bornem proper, Hingene, and Weert, Antwerp, Weer ...

, Belgium * Mittweida, Germany *

Zawiercie Zawiercie () () is a town in southern Poland located in the Silesian Voivodeship with 49,334 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland near the source of the Warta River. The town lies near the historical region of Sil ...

, Poland

Notable people

* Paul von Rusdorf (c. 1385–1441), the master of the Teutonic Order in 1422–1441, came from the knighthood of the lords of Roisdorf. He is buried in the Annenkapelle of the Marienburg * Ernst Volckheim (11 April 1898 – 1 September 1962) was one of the founders of armored and mechanized warfare *

Günter Lamprecht Günter Hans Lamprecht (21 January 1930 – 4 October 2022) was a German film and stage actor, best-known internationally for his leading role in the Fassbinder miniseries ''Berlin Alexanderplatz'' (1980) and as a ship captain in the epic war fi ...

(born 1930 - 4 October 2022), actor, lives in Bornheim * Hans-Helmuth Knütter (born 1934), political scientist and author, lives in Bornheim * Anton Schumacher (born 1938), football goalkeeper, lives in Bornheim-Hemmerich * Franz Bosbach (born 1952), historian *

Klaus Ludwig Klaus Karl Ludwig (born 5 October 1949) is a German racing driver. He had a very successful career winning a total of 118 races. Biography He also known as ''König Ludwig'' (" King Ludwig") for his success in touring cars and in sports car r ...

(born 1949), race car driver, lived in Bornheim-Roisdorf * Bernd Stelter (born 1961), carnival and television comedian, lives in Hersel * Johannes B. Kerner (born 1964), sportsmoderator, lived as a child in Hersel * Arnd Schmitt (born 1965), Olympic champion in fencing 1988, lives in Bornheim * Christian Knees (born 1981), cyclist, lives in Bornheim *

Célia Šašić Célia Šašić (; ; born 27 June 1988) is a German former Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 1. FFC Frankfurt and the Germany women's national football team, Germany n ...

(born 1988), footballer, lives in Hersel

Honorary citizen

Heinrich Böll Heinrich Theodor Böll (; ; 21 December 1917 – 16 July 1985) was a German writer. Considered one of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers, Böll received the Georg Büchner Prize (1967) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1972). Bio ...

(1917–1985), lived from 1982 to 1985 in the district of Merten and is buried there in the old cemetery. On the 25th anniversary of his death, Böll was posthumously appointed an honorary citizen.

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