Bornheim (Rheinland)
Bornheim is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the West bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km north-west of Bonn, 20 km south of Cologne.
The town borders on Bonn to the south, the towns of Alfter and Swisttal to the southwest, the town of Weilerswist to the west, the towns of Brühl and Wesseling to the north, as well as the Rhine-bordering town of Niederkassel in the east.
Subdivisions
Bornheim is divided up into 14 districts: Bornheim, Brenig, Dersdorf, Hemmerich, Hersel, Kardorf, Merten, Rösberg, Roisdorf, Sechtem, Uedorf, Walberberg, Waldorf and Widdig.Economy
Bornheim has a strong agricultural industry and is famous for its white asparagus.Twin towns – sister cities
Bornheim is twinned with:Notable people
- Paul von Rusdorf, the master of the Teutonic Order in 1422–1441, came from the knighthood of the lords of Roisdorf. He is buried in the Annenkapelle of the Marienburg
- Ernst Volckheim was one of the founders of armored and mechanized warfare
- Günter Lamprecht, actor, lives in Bornheim
- Hans-Helmuth Knütter, political scientist and author, lives in Bornheim
- Anton Schumacher, football goalkeeper, lives in Bornheim-Hemmerich
- Franz Bosbach, historian
- Klaus Ludwig, race car driver, lived in Bornheim-Roisdorf
- Bernd Stelter, carnival and television comedian, lives in Hersel
- Johannes B. Kerner, sportsmoderator, lived as a child in Hersel
- Arnd Schmitt, Olympic champion in fencing 1988, lives in Bornheim
- Christian Knees, cyclist, lives in Bornheim
- Célia Šašić, footballer, lives in Hersel
Honorary citizen
- Heinrich Böll, lived from 1982 to 1985 in the district of Merten and is buried there in the old cemetery. On the 25th anniversary of his death, Böll was posthumously appointed an honorary citizen.