- Rheinbach
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Rheinbach
image_photo = Eine Luftaufnahme von Rheinbach.jpg
imagesize = 250px
image_caption = Aerial view of Rheinbach
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Rheinbach Wappen.png
lon_deg = 6 |lon_min = 57
Lageplan = Rsk rheinbach.png
Regierungsbezirk = Köln
Kreis = Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Höhe = 173
Fläche = 69.74
Einwohner = 26710
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 53359
Vorwahl = 02226
Kfz = SU
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 82 048
Gliederung = 9
Straße = Schweigelstr. 23
Website = [http://www.rheinbach.de/ www.rheinbach.de]
Bürgermeister = CDURheinbach is a town in the
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district (Landkreis ), inNorth Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany . It belongs to the administrative district (Regierungsbezirk ) of Cologne (Köln).Geography
Rheinbach is situated approx. 15 km south-west of
Bonn , a few kilometres away from theEifel region.Economy
Rheinbach is famous for its glasscraft, as after the War many Eastern European glass workers fled here. It now has a Glass Working Technical School and its own glass-works museum.
Education
Rheinbach is a centre for education and has one of the few boarding and private schools in Germany:
Vinzenz-Pallotti-Kolleg . The Palotti School is an all boys school.In addition one of the three campi of the "University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg" (
Fachhochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg ) is located in Rheinbach. This is used by the School of "Applied Natural Sciences" (Angewandte Naturwissenschaften), and the School of Business Administration in Rheinbach.In the closer proximity the "Center for Technology and Founders" (Technologie- und Gründerzentrum) has grown, containing several startup companies.
Notable persons
The footballer
Markus Pröll was born in Rheinbach, like the pole vaulterTim Lobinger .External links
* [http://www.rheinbach.de/ Official site] de icon
* [http://www.fh-brs.de/ University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg] de icon
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