Windeck

Windeck is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 35km east of Bonn and 35km west of Siegen. The name Windeck comes from the Windeck castle ruins and the nearby village of Windeck.

Key Information

Windeck
Municipality
Windeck Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Windeck within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Windeck Show map of Germany Windeck Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°48′00″N 7°34′00″E / 50.80000°N 7.56667°E / 50.80000; 7.56667
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions	66
Government
• Mayor (2018–23)	Alexandra Christine Gauß[1] (Greens)
Area
• Total	107.26 km2 (41.41 sq mi)
Elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,561
• Density	182.37/km2 (472.34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	51570
Dialling codes	02292 (Rosbach, Dattenfeld, Schladern, Leuscheid, Hurst), 02243 (Herchen), 02682 (Au), 02686 (Kocherscheid), 02295 (Gutmannseichen)
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	https://gemeinde-windeck.de/
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The community of Windeck was formed in 1969 through the merger of the communities of Dattenfeld, Herchen and Rosbach. Today Windeck consists of 58 villages and some hamlets and homesteads. The most populated are:

Other villages are Oppertzau, Dreisel, Werfen, Stromberg and Au an der Sieg.

In Windeck, the Leina company produces first aid kits and warning triangles.

1. ^ Wahl des/der Bürgermeisters/in Gemeinde Windeck 18.11.2018, accessed 29 June 2021.
2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
3. ^ "Ortschaftenverzeichnis". Archived from the original on 14 Mar 2023.

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