# Windeck

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{{Infobox German location
|type               =
|name              = Windeck
|image_coa            = DEU Windeck COA.svg
|image_photo = BurgWindeckSieg.jpg
|image_caption = Windeck Castle
|coordinates       = {{coord|50|48|00|N|7|34|00|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan          = Windeck in SU.svg
|state        = North Rhine-Westphalia
|region  = Köln
|district             = Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
|elevation              = 143 <!-- (90 – 378) -->
|area            = 107.22
|postal_code               = 51570
|area_code           = 02292 (Rosbach, Dattenfeld, Schladern, Leuscheid, Hurst), 02243 (Herchen), 02682 (Au), 02686 (Kocherscheid), 02295 (Gutmannseichen)
|licence               = SU
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 82 076
|divisions         = 66
|website           = [https://gemeinde-windeck.de/ https://gemeinde-windeck.de/]
|mayor             = Alexandra Christine Gauß<ref>[https://wahlen.kdvz-frechen.de/civitec/buew2018_windeck/05382076/html5/Buergermeisterwahl_NRW_53_Gemeinde_Gemeinde_Windeck.html Wahl des/der Bürgermeisters/in Gemeinde Windeck 18.11.2018], accessed 29 June 2021.</ref>
|leader_term       = 2018&ndash;23
|party             = Grüne
}}
'''Windeck''' ({{IPA|de|ˈvɪndɛk}}) 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. 35km east of [Bonn](/source/Bonn) and 35km west of [Siegen](/source/Siegen). The name Windeck comes from the Windeck castle ruins and the nearby village of Windeck.

The community of Windeck was formed in 1969 through the merger of the communities of Dattenfeld, Herchen and Rosbach. Today Windeck consists of 58 villages and some hamlets and homesteads. The most populated are:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Population figures as of March 31, 2019'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ortschaftenverzeichnis |url=https://www.windeck-bewegt.de/buergerservice/buergeramt/ortschaftenverzeichnis/ortschaftenverzeichnis.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314073826/https://www.windeck-bewegt.de/buergerservice/buergeramt/ortschaftenverzeichnis/ortschaftenverzeichnis.html |archive-date=14 Mar 2023}}</ref>
|-
! Village !! Population
|-
| [Rosbach](/source/Rosbach_station) || 4009
|-
| [Dattenfeld](/source/Dattenfeld_station)|| 2287
|-
| Leuscheid || 1171
|-
| [Schladern](/source/Schladern_(Sieg)_station) || 1128
|-
| [Herchen](/source/Herchen_station) || 974
|-
| Hurst || 815
|-
| Wilberhofen || 532
|-
| Halscheid || 309
|}

Other villages are [Oppertzau](/source/Opperzau), Dreisel, Werfen, Stromberg and [Au an der Sieg](/source/Au_(Sieg)_station).

In Windeck, the Leina company produces first aid kits and warning triangles.

==Transport==
thumb|right|Geilhausen train stop
In Au (Sieg), Dattenfeld, Geilhausen, Herchen, Roßbach and Schladern trans stops and stations are located.

==Notable people==

* [Andy Borg](/source/Andy_Borg) (born 1960), percussionist and presenter, lived briefly in Herchen
* [Renan Demirkan](/source/Renan_Demirkan) (born 1955), actress and author, lives in Windeck
* [Hanns Dieter Hüsch](/source/Hanns_Dieter_H%C3%BCsch) (1925–2005), cabaret artist, lived in Werfen
* [Peter Praet](/source/Peter_Praet) (born 1949 in Herchen), Belgian economist and central banker
* [Jonas Reckermann](/source/Jonas_Reckermann) (born 1979), beach volleyball player
* [August Sander](/source/August_Sander) (1876–1964), photographer, lived in Kuchhausen

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Commons category|Windeck}}

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

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{{RheinSiegKreis-geo-stub}}

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