Admin. region Köln Elevation 64 m (210 ft) Area 65.5 km² Local time Sunday 7:05 AM | District Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 31,129 (31 Dec 2010) Postal code 53797 | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Lohmar is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Contents
- Map of Lohmar Germany
- Geography
- History
- City council
- Mayor
- Coat of arms
- International relations
- Transportation
- Roads
- Airports
- References
Map of Lohmar, Germany
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 main part of the town area is at the course of the Agger, southern of Overath.
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.
City council
The city council consists of 40 members. The current breakdown, from the general elections held 30 August 2009, is as follows:
The CDU and Grünen rule the town as a coalition.
Mayor
Coat of arms
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.
International relations
Lohmar holds Frouard and Pompey in France as its sister cities since 1974. Since 1986 Villa Verde in Portugal is a sister city of Lohmar, Eppendorf in Saxony since 1990 and Żarów in Poland since 2007.
Transportation
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:
The Bundesautobahn 4 connects through exit
Airports
The Cologne Bonn Airport is reachable within 25 minutes.