Rheinbach

Rheinbach
Aerial view of Rheinbach Aerial view of Rheinbach
Coat of arms of Rheinbach Coat of arms
Rheinbach
Location of Rheinbach within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	CDU
Area
• Total	69.74 km2 (26.93 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	26,790
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53359
Dialling codes	02226
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.rheinbach.de

Rheinbach is a town in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district (Landkreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It belongs to the administrative district (Regierungsbezirk) of Cologne (Köln).

Geography

Rheinbach is situated approximately 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Bonn, a few kilometres away from the Eifel region. Rheinbach is twinned with Sevenoaks, Kent.

Economy

Rheinbach is famous for its glasscraft, as after World War II many Eastern European glass workers fled here. It now has a Glass Working Technical School and its own glass-works museum.

Education

Rheinbach is a centre for education and has one of the few boarding and private schools in Germany: Vinzenz-Pallotti-Kolleg. The Palotti School is an all-boys school.

In addition one of the three campuses of the "University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg" (Fachhochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg) is located in Rheinbach. This is used by the School of "Applied Natural Sciences" (Angewandte Naturwissenschaften), and the School of Business Administration in Rheinbach.

In the closer proximity the "Center for Technology and Founders" (Technologie- und Gründerzentrum) has grown, containing several startup companies.

Sister cities

Rheinbach is twinned with:

• Deinze, Belgium
• Kamenický Šenov, Czech Republic
• Sevenoaks, United Kingdom
• Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France

There is a town with a similar name. Rhinebeck, NY. The two cities participate in an exchange program.

Notable people

• Pius Heinz, winner of the Main Event of 2011 World Series of Poker, attended high school in Rheinbach
• Hubert Lavies, American farmer, legislator and inventor, was born in the Niederdrees district
• Peter Lavies, father of Hubert, also an American farmer and legislator, was born in the Niederdrees district
• pole vaulter Tim Lobinger, born in Rheinbach
• footballer Markus Pröll was born in Rheinbach

External links

• Official site (German)
• University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (German)