Hennef, Administrative municipality in Rhein-Sieg District, Germany.
Located on the River Sieg, Hennef extends across 105 square kilometers and consists of nearly 100 districts and former independent townships.
The establishment of Hennef dates back to 885, with the medieval fortification Stadt Blankenberg constructed around 1180 remaining partially preserved today.
St Catherine's Church contains wall paintings from the 1200s and 1300s, while the Tower Museum presents local heritage during warmer months.
The town maintains direct rail connections to Cologne and Bonn, with the main station situated 29 kilometers from Cologne and 14 kilometers from Bonn.
In 1883, residents Carl Reuther and Eduard Reisert invented an automatic balance scale, commemorated through a 22-stop Weigher Walking Way around town.
Location: Rhein-Sieg District
Elevation above the sea: 68 m
Website: https://www.hennef.de/
Website: https://hennef.de
GPS coordinates: 50.78333,7.28333
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:36
Ummigsbachbrücke
2.2 km
Blankenberg Castle
5.7 km
Haus Schlesien
10.4 km
Schloss Allner
1.3 km
Kurtheater Hennef
1 km
Kloster Merten
8.2 km
Zur schmerzhaften Mutter Gottes
4 km
Burg Merten
8.1 km
Kloster Seligenthal
1.8 km
Allner See
748 m
Dondorfer See
3.2 km
Kloster Geistingen
1.7 km
Haus Attenbach
4.7 km
Kloster Bödingen
4 km
Saint Pancratius church
8.2 km
Wolsberge
4 km
Rennenburg
4.3 km
Sankt Simon und Judas
585 m
St. Josef
10.3 km
St. Judas Thaddäus (Heisterbacherrott)
10.3 km
Holy Cross Church (Süchterscheid)
8.3 km
Dreiherrenstein Meisenbach
13.6 km
St. Agnes (Merten)
8.3 km
Silikatfelsen an der Sieg
8.2 km
Sieg (NW)
8.2 km
Rennenbergkreuz
5 km
Synagoge (Geistingen)
1.8 km
Saint George Church
3.6 kmReviews
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