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{{Infobox German location
|type               = Stadt
|name              = Siegburg
|image_coa            = DEU Siegburg COA.svg
|image_photo = Luftbild Siegburg.jpg
|image_caption = Aerial view
|coordinates       = {{coord|50|48|5|N|7|12|16|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan          = Siegburg in SU.svg
|state        = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|region  = Köln
|district             = Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
|elevation              = 60
|ruling_party1=SPD
|ruling_party2=Greens
|ruling_party3=FDP
|area            = 23.66
|postal_code               = 53721
|area_code           = 02241
|licence               = SU
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 82 060
|divisions        = 8
|website           = {{Wikidata|property|Q14870|P856}}
|mayor             = Stefan Rosemann<ref>[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.</ref>
|leader_term       = 2020&ndash;25
|party             = SPD
}}

'''Siegburg''' ({{IPA|de|ˈziːkbʊʁk|-|De-Siegburg.ogg}}; i.e. ''[[fort]] on the [[Sieg (river)|Sieg]] river''; [[Ripuarian language|Ripuarian]]: ''Sieburch'') is a city in the district of [[Rhein-Sieg-Kreis]] in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. It is located on the banks of the rivers [[Sieg (river)|Sieg]] and [[Agger (river)|Agger]], {{convert|10|km}} from the former seat of West German government [[Bonn]] and {{convert|26|km}} from [[Cologne]].  The population of the city was 39,192 in the 2013 census.

==Geography==
Siegburg is located approximately {{convert|8|km}} east of the river [[Rhine]], at the [[confluence]] where the [[Agger (river)|Agger]] joins the [[Sieg (river)|Sieg]], in the southeast corner of the [[Cologne Lowland]]. Neighbouring towns include [[Troisdorf]], [[Lohmar]], [[Sankt Augustin]] and [[Hennef (Sieg)|Hennef]]. The nearby cities of [[Cologne]] and [[Bonn]] are easily accessible through good transport links. The highest point of the urban area is {{convert|220|m}} above sea level ([[Normalhöhennull|NHN]]) in the [[Braschoß]] area and the lowest point is just under {{convert|54|m}} above sea level at the mouth of the [[Agger (river)|Agger]].

==History==
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{{stack|[[File:Picture Siegburg Servatius church.jpg|150px|thumb|St. Servatius and the ''Zum Winter'' House]]}}
[[Archbishop Anno II|Archbishop-Elector Anno II]] of [[Archbishop-Electorate of Cologne|Cologne]] founded a [[Rule of St. Benedict|Benedictine]] [[monastery]] in 1064, known as [[Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg|Michaelsberg Abbey]], on top of the hill also called the Michaelsberg. A settlement that arose from that was first mentioned as a city in 1182. Siegburg reached the height of its prosperity in the 15th and 16th century. It is famous for its [[pottery]], especially for the Siegburg pitchers (''Siegburger Krüge'').

Siegburg has been the county seat of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis since 1816.

Siegburg's [[synagogue]] was destroyed on [[Kristallnacht]], signaling the demise of its Jewish community.

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==Politics==
{{Seats diagram
| float = left
| title = City council as elected in 2025
| n1 =  2 | p1 = The Left (Germany)
| n2 = 14 | p2 = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| n3 =  5 | p3 = Alliance 90/The Greens
| n4 =  1 | p4 = Siegburger Citizens Union
| n5 =  1 | p5 = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| n6 = 15 | p6 = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| n7 =  1 | p7 = Volksabstimmung
| n8 =  5 | p8 = Alternative for Germany
}}
Municipal elections are held every five years, in which the mayor and city council of Siegburg, as well as the district administrator ({{Langx|de|Landrat}}) and district council ({{Langx|de|Kreistag}}) of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis are chosen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunalwahl |url=https://siegburg.de/service-verwaltung/wahlen/kommunalwahl/ |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=Kreisstadt Siegburg |language=de}}</ref> The last election took place on 14 September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratswahl 14.09.2025 |url=https://wahlen.kdvz.nrw/production/kw2025/05382060/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=249&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_3_id_133 |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=wahlen.kdvz.nrw |language=de}}</ref>

===City council===
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The [[city council]] ({{Langx|de|Stadtrat}}) of Siegburg consists of 44 councillors, half of which are chosen directly in 22 constituencies. The remaining 22 seats are distributed via party lists, resulting in a proportional representation.

On 30 October 2020 the Social Democrats, Greens, and Liberals agreed to form a coalition government.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Kieras|first=Paul|date=31 October 2020|title=Stadtrat: SPD, Grüne und FDP schließen Bündnis in Siegburg|url=https://ga.de/region/sieg-und-rhein/siegburg/statdrat-in-siegburg-spd-gruene-und-fdp-schliessen-buendnis_aid-54351927|access-date=12 November 2020|website=General-Anzeiger Bonn|language=de}}</ref>

===Mayor===
The mayor of Siegburg is Stefan Rosemann, who was elected with 57.54% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bürgermeisterstichwahl - Kommunalwahlen / Integrationsratswahl 2020 in der Kreisstadt Siegburg - Gesamtergebnis|url=https://wahlen.kdvz-frechen.de/civitec/kw2020/05382060/html5/Buergermeisterstichwahl_NRW_70_Gemeinde_Kreisstadt_Siegburg.html|access-date=12 November 2020|website=wahlen.kdvz-frechen.de|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 September 2020|title=Kommunalwahl 2020: Das sind die Stichwahlergebnisse aus dem Rhein-Sieg-Kreis|url=https://ga.de/region/sieg-und-rhein/siegburg/das-sind-die-stichwahlergebnisse-aus-dem-rhein-sieg-kreis_aid-53599377|access-date=12 November 2020|website=General-Anzeiger Bonn|language=de}}</ref> He stated that he would withdraw from party politics and completely focus on the mayoral office.<ref name=":0" /> He was sworn into office on 5 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Quadt|first=Nadine|date=7 November 2020|title=Fragestunde am Anfang: Der Siegburger Rat hat sich konstituiert|url=https://ga.de/region/sieg-und-rhein/siegburg/der-siegburger-rat-hat-sich-konstituiert_aid-54485747|access-date=12 November 2020|website=General-Anzeiger Bonn|language=de}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[Siegburg/Bonn station]] is a railway station on the [[Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed railway]] and the [[Sieg Railway]]. The name of the station derives from it having been rebuilt for the high-speed line in order to serve [[Bonn]]. It is connected to Bonn by the Siegburg line of the [[Bonn Stadtbahn]] every 10 or 15 minutes. The station is located in the network area of the [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg]] (Rhine-Sieg Transport Association, VRS) public transit authority.

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==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Siegburg is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Städtepartnerschaften|url=https://siegburg.de/stadtleben-aktuelles/stadtportraet/partnerstaedte/index.html|website=siegburg.de|publisher=Siegburg|language=de|access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bolesławiec]], Poland
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Guarda, Portugal|Guarda]], Portugal
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nogent-sur-Marne]], France
*{{flagicon|GRC}} [[Orestiada]], Greece
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Selçuk]], Turkey

== Notable people ==
* [[Karl Ferdinand Wimar]] (1828–1862), painter 
* [[Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]] (1854–1921), composer
* [[Adelheid Wette]], author, composer and librettist
* [[Joseph Hermann Mohr]] (1834–1892), priest, hymn writer and hymnologist
* [[Liselotte Hammes]] (born 1933), operatic soprano and academic voice teacher
* [[Wolfgang Overath]] (born 1943), footballer
* [[Shadi Torbey]] (born 1976), opera singer and game designer
* [[Anja-Nina Bahrmann]] (born 1980), soprano
* [[Catharina Felser]] (born 1982), racing driver

==References==
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==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Siegburg}}
*{{Official website}} (in German)

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{{Cities and towns in Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (district)}}

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[[Category:Rhein-Sieg-Kreis]]
[[Category:Districts of the Rhine Province]]
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