# Eitorf

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{{short description|Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany}}
{{Infobox German location
|type               =
|name              = Eitorf
|image_coa            = DEU Eitorf COA.svg
|image_photo = Eitorf Ortszentrum.JPG
|image_caption = Aerial view of the town center
|coordinates       = {{coord|50|46|11|N|7|27|6|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan          = Eitorf in SU.svg
|state        = North Rhine-Westphalia
|region  = Köln
|district             = Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
|elevation              = 95
|area            = 69.9
|postal_code               = 53783
|area_code           = 02243
|licence               = SU
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 82 016
|divisions         = 58
|website           = [http://www.eitorf.de/ www.eitorf.de]
|mayor             = Rainer Viehof<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             = independent
}}

'''Eitorf''' ({{IPA|de|ˈaɪtɔʁf}}) is a municipality in the [Rhein-Sieg](/source/Rhein-Sieg) district, in [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is situated on the river [Sieg](/source/Sieg_(river)), approx. 25&nbsp;km east of [Bonn](/source/Bonn) city.

==History==
===Early history===
The area encompassing Eitorf was originally inhabited by the [Sicambri](/source/Sicambri), who were ultimately almost completely annihilated by the Romans. The area belonged to the unoccupied German settlement region ''Germania Libera.'' Afterwards, the [Ripuarian Franks](/source/Ripuarian_Franks) emerged from the Tenkterer and other Frankish people in the region and would go on to have a lengthy and complex relationship with the Romans – first as their opponents, then their vassals, and finally their heirs in ruling over all of France and Germany. The names of Frankish settlements from the time frequently have an -ingen ending, of which [Köttingen](/source/K%C3%B6ttingen) is the only remaining local example. Upon the splitting of the [Frankish Kingdom](/source/Francia) under [Charlemagne](/source/Charlemagne), the area belonged first to the Kingdom of [Louis the German](/source/Louis_the_German) and later to the [Duchy of Lorraine](/source/Duchy_of_Lorraine). Under the [Ottonian Dyanasty](/source/Ottonian_Dyanasty), the area belonged to the Duchy of Lower Lorraine in the [Holy Roman Empire](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire). Under Emperor [Maximilian I](/source/Maximilian_I%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor), the Rhine-Sieg district belonged to the Lower Rhine District, which spread from the [Meuse](/source/Meuse) ({{langx|de|Maas}}) to [Bremen](/source/Bremen). The [Duchy of Berg](/source/Duchy_of_Berg) later arose in this same area.

===Middle Ages===
The first documented mention of Eitorf comes from a document by Holy Roman Emperor [Conrad III of Germany](/source/Conrad_III_of_Germany) in which the [Stift](/source/Stift) of [Vilich](/source/Vilich) was confirmed, among other things, to have received the ''Villa Eidtorph'' in 978. 
There were several manor homes that were constructed in the area, including [Welterode Fortress](/source/Welterode_Fortress), part of which remains to this day.

===Modern era===
In the 16th century, Eitorf became the seat of a [Landesgericht](/source/Landesgericht).
Eitorf was affected by several wars including the [Thirty Years' War](/source/Thirty_Years'_War), during which one out of every three inhabitants died in 1631.

==Tourism==
Best ranked hotels and B&B's in Eitorf
* [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g1063601-d1091618-Reviews-Landhotel_Steffens-Eitorf_North_Rhine_Westphalia.html Landhotel Steffens]
* [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g1063601-d1134972-Reviews-Gut_Heckenhof_Hotel_Golfresort_an_der_Sieg-Eitorf_North_Rhine_Westphalia.html Gut Heckenhof Hotel & Golfresort an der Sieg]

== People ==
* [Alexander Neu](/source/Alexander_Neu) (born 1969), politician (The Left)
* [Phillip P. Peterson](/source/Phillip_P._Peterson) (born 1977), author)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{Commons category|Eitorf}}

{{Authority control}}

{{RheinSiegKreis-geo-stub}}

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