Neunkirchen (Siegerland)

Neunkirchen is a municipality in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

WWW neunkirchen-siegerland.de

History

Neunkirchen had its first documentary mention on 23 August 1288.

Geography

Neunkirchen lies on the river Heller, about 10 km south of Siegen.

Neighbouring communities

Neunkirchen neighbours the communities of Burbach, Wilnsdorf, Herdorf and Daaden.

Constituent communities

Neunkirchen consists of the following centres:

Altenseelbach
Neunkirchen
Salchendorf
Struthütten
Wiederstein
Zeppenfeld

Until 1 January 1969 all these places were independent municipalities, before they were all merged to form today's greater community of Neunkirchen.

Climate

Neunkirchen's climate is classified as oceanic. The average annual temperature in Neunkirchen is. The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around.
The Neunkirchen weather station has recorded the following extreme values:

Highest Temperature on 25 July 2019.
Warmest Minimum on 2 July 2015.
Coldest Maximum on 8 January 1985.
Lowest Temperature on 18 January 1963.
Highest Daily Precipitation on 14 September 1998.
Wettest Month in December 1965.
Wettest Year in 1966.
Driest Year in 1971.
Earliest Snowfall: 4 November 1966.
Latest Snowfall: 4 May 1979.
Longest annual sunshine: 1,909.4 hours in 2018.
Shortest annual sunshine: 1,418 hours in 2013.

Politics

Municipal council

The council's 28 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 September 2004:
Note: UWG is a citizens' coalition.

Coat of arms

Neunkirchen's civic coat of arms might be described thus: Or three lozenges in bend sable.
The greater community's current arms are the same as those formerly borne by Altenseelbach before amalgamation. They were adopted as Neunkirchen's arms in 1969. The charge of the three lozenges comes from the arms borne by the Lords of Seelbach in the Middle Ages. A similar charge – in the same colours – can be seen in nearby Burbach's arms.

Partnerships

Pausa, Saxony, since 1990
Gainsborough, United Kingdom, friendship links since 1972; partnership since 1991
Falkensee, Brandenburg

Economy and infrastructure

Established businesses

Heinrich Baumgarten KG – special plant for making handles for the cookware industry
Baumgarten automotive technics GmbH
Schäfer Werke
EMW Eisen- und Metallhandel
Karl Sauer GmbH
K. Sauer GmbH - lamps and contents
F. WEIDT GMBH Logistics Consulting

Literature

Otto Braun: 700 Jahre Neunkirchen. Neunkirchen 1988.