Coordinates: 50°44′08″N 07°00′33″E / 50.73556°N 7.00917°E / 50.73556; 7.00917

Alfter

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Alfter
Schloss Alfter [de] in Alfter
Schloss Alfter [de] in Alfter
Location of Alfter within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°44′08″N 07°00′33″E / 50.73556°N 7.00917°E / 50.73556; 7.00917
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Rolf Schumacher[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
34.73 km2 (13.41 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
23,949
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53347
Dialling codes02222, 0228
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.alfter.de

Alfter (Kölsch: Alefte) is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km west of Bonn.

Location

The community of Alfter lies west of former capital of Bonn, on the southern ridge of the "Vorgebirge". It borders on the city of Bornheim to the north, Bonn to the east, the cities of Meckenheim and Rheinbach to the south and the community of Swisttal to the west. Alfter consists of a total area of 35 km², of which 18 km² is used for agricultural purposes and 8 km² is forest.

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in Deutsch). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.