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Lohmar

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lohmar (Ripuarian: Luhme) is a municipality and a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Location of Lohmar within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions12
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Claudia Wieja[1] (Greens)
Area
 • Total
65.5 km2 (25.3 sq mi)
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
30,894
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53797
Dialling codes02205, 02206, 02241, 02246, 02247
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.lohmar.de
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Geography

Lohmar is located about 20 km east of Cologne and 15 km north-east of Bonn in the Bergisches Land area. Because it is only 20 minutes by car to Cologne or Bonn, Lohmar is a popular place for commuters.

The municipality of Lohmar is divided into two parts: Lohmar itself and Wahlscheid 7 km to the north. About a third of the total population lives in Wahlscheid (a separate municipality until 1969). In total Lohmar comprises 30 districts. The most important are Lohmar itself (est. population approx. 9500), Donrath (2200), Heide (2100) and Birk (1400) in the south, as well as Wahlscheid (3200), Neuhonrath (2000), Honrath (1500) and Agger (1000) in the north.

Lohmar, Donrath, Wahlscheid, Neuhonrath and Agger are located in the Agger valley, the other villages in the uplands.

History

Lohmar was first mentioned as a donation of archbishop Sigewid to the church of Cologne. A farmyard in Lomereis mentioned.

Lohmar is also mentioned on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as a place of Napoleon's visit. While his inspection of the army positioned in the Rhineland in 1811 he lived in Schloss Auel in Lohmar.

Politics

Town council

The town council consists of 40 members. The current breakdown after the local elections held on 13 September 2020 is as follows:

  • CDU 16 members
  • Grüne 14 members
  • SPD 5 members
  • FDP 2 members
  • UWG 2 members
  • Volksabstimmung 1 member

The CDU and Grünen govern the town as a coalition.

Mayor

  • Mayor: Claudia Wieja (Grüne)

Coat of arms

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Meeting of Agger (upper) and Sülz (lower)

The coat of arms contains a lion of Berg in the upper fragment. It symbolizes the former jurisdiction by the Earldom of Berg. The lower fraction shows the meeting of the Agger and the Sülz rivers.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Lohmar is twinned with:[3]

Transport

Lohmar is served by Honrath railway station on the Cologne–Overath railway. A train to Cologne stops every 30 minutes. The trip to Cologne lasts about 30 minutes. A service runs in the other direction to Overath every 30 minutes.

Roads

Lohmar is connected to the Bundesautobahn 3 with following exits:

  • Rösrath/Lohmar-Nord (only coming from Cologne)
  • Lohmar-Nord/Rösrath
  • Lohmar

The Bundesautobahn 4 connects through exit

  • Overath

Airports

The Cologne Bonn Airport is reachable within 25 minutes.

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