Ruppichteroth

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Ruppichteroth within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district

(2020–25) Mario Loskill^[1]Area

• Total61.95 km² (23.92 sq mi)Highest elevation

361 m (1,184 ft)Lowest elevation

80 m (260 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total10,637 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

53809

Dialling codes02295, 02247Vehicle registrationSUWebsitewww.ruppichteroth.de

Ruppichteroth is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in the southern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 30 kilometers east of Bonn.

Districts

In 1969, the old municipality of Winterscheid became part of Ruppichteroth. Since then the municipality consists of three districts:

Ruppichteroth
Schönenberg
Winterscheid

History

Ruppichteroth was first mentioned in 843.

Twin towns

Longdendale, United Kingdom
Caputh, Germany
Schenkendöbern, Germany

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.