Neunkirchen-Seelscheid

{{Infobox German location |type = |name = Neunkirchen-Seelscheid |image_photo = Neunkirchen-St-Margareta.jpg |image_caption = {{ill|St. Margareta (Neunkirchen)|de}} |image_coa = DEU Neunkirchen-Seelscheid COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|50|52|N|07|20|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Neunkirchen-Seelscheid in SU.svg |state = North Rhine-Westphalia |region = Köln |district = Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |elevation = 220 |area = 50.62 |postal_code = 53819 |area_code = 02247 |licence = SU |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 82 040 |divisions = 59 |website = [https://www.nk-se.de/startseite/ www.nk-se.de] |mayor = Guido Vierkötter<ref>[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2025/aktuell/b382040kw2500.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2025], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 15 April 2026.</ref> |leader_term = 2025–30 |party = CDU }}

'''Neunkirchen-Seelscheid''' ({{IPA|de|ˈnɔʏnkɪʁçn̩ ˈzeːlʃaɪt}}; {{langx|ksh|Nüngkirche-Seelscheidt}}) is a municipality in the [[Rhein-Sieg]] district in the southern part of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. Beside the two principal places '''Neunkirchen''' and '''Seelscheid''' there are numerous smaller localities among the municipality.

==Geography==

Neunkirchen-Seelscheid is located 20 km north-east of [[Bonn]] and 25 km south-east from [[Cologne]] in the southern part of the region of [[Berg (German region)|Berg]] (''Bergisches Land''). The northwest municipality border is formed by the river course of the [[Naafbach]], while the [[Bröl]] acts as the southeast border. The [[Wahnbach]] flows through the municipality.

==Neighbour municipalities==

Neighbouring cities are [[Siegburg]], [[Hennef]], [[Overath]] and [[Lohmar]]. Neighbouring municipalities are [[Much, Germany|Much]] and [[Ruppichteroth]].

==Subdivisions==

Beside the two principal places Neunkirchen (5423) and Seelscheid (5788) there are following localities within the municipality (population between brackets)

Balensiefen (20), Birken (58), Birkenfeld (174), Birkenmühle (5), Brackemich (106), Breiderheide (3), Breitscheid, Bruchhausen (59), Busch (14), Effert (2), Eich (101), Eischeid (508), Gutmühle (39), Hardt (43), Hasenbach (315), Hausen, Hausermühle (71), Heidgen, Heister (110), Herkenrath (137), Hermerath (342), Hermerather Mühle, Herrenwiesermühle, Hochhausen (397), Hohn (101), Höfferhof, Hülscheid (418), Ingersau (62), Ingersaueler Mühle (6), Kaule (37), Kotthausen, Köbach (112), Krahwinkel (200), Meisenbach, Mohlscheid (383), Nackhausen (319), Niederhorbach (164), Niederwennerscheid (507), Oberdorst (364), Oberheister (413), Oberhorbach (64), Oberste Zeith, Oberwennerscheid (432), Ohlig (10), Ohmerath (31), Pinn (45), Pixhof, Pohlhausen (492), Rehwiese (6), Remschoß (254), Rengert (222), Renzert (64), Rippert (128), Schaaren, Scherpekotten (2), Scherpemich, Schöneshof (454), Siefen (34), Söntgerath (134), Stein (125), Steinermühle (19), Straßen (84), Unterste Zeith, Wahlen (22), Wahn (197), Weiert (32), Wende (4), Weesbach, Wiescheid, Wolperath (1288)

==Population==

*1998 – 19.515 *1999 – 19.874 *2000 – 20.079 *2001 – 20.328 *2002 – 20.674 *2003 – 20.898 *2004 – 21.020 *2005 – 21.000 *2006 – 20.946 *2007 – 20.902 *2008 – 20.868 *2009 – 20.855 *2010 – 20.822 *2011 - 20.756 *2012 – 20.613 *2013 – 20.497 *2014 – 20.593 *2015 – 20.958 *2016 – 20.158 *2017 - 19.758

==History== * ca. 5000 BC - first remains of human settlement * 1178 - first documentary mention * 1969 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid were made of the two old municipalities Neunkirchen and Seelscheid

==Politics== The 40 seats of the municipal council are distributed as follows since the September 2020 elections:

* [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]] - 16 seats * [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] - 11 seats * [[Alliance '90/The Greens|The Greens]] - 9 seats * [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]] - 2 seats * Wir für Neunkirchen-Seelscheid - 1 seat * Demokratie durch Volksabstimmung - 1 seat

==Twin towns== * [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px]] [[Bicester]], [[Oxfordshire]] in [[Great Britain]] * [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px]] [[Les Essarts, Vendée]] in [[France]] * [[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|25px]] [[Czernichów, Silesian Voivodeship|Czernichów]] in [[Poland]]

== Notable people == * [[Andreas Pinkwart]] (born 1960), German politician (FDP)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.spd-nks.de/nicole-sander/ Bürgermeisterin] * [https://www.spd-nks.de/ulrich-galinsky/ 1. Stellvertretender Bürgermeister] * [https://www.cdu-nks.de/personen/karin-bandow 2. Stellvertretende Bürgermeisterin] * [https://www.nk-se.de/ratsinformationen/aktuelles/ Nachrichten aus der Region] * [https://www.nk-se.de/ratsinformationen/fraktionen/ Fraktionen und Sitzverteilung im Gemeinderat] * [https://www.pomeki.de/pokale/ Hersteller von Pokalen in der Region] * [https://www.citypopulation.de/php/germany-nordrheinwestfalen_d.php?cityid=05382040 Altersverteilung und Einwohnerzahlen]