Sinzig

• Type — Stadt • Image Flag — Flagge Sinzig.svg • Image Coa — DEU Sinzig COA.svg • Image Photo — Sinzig Schloss.jpeg • Image Caption — Sinzig Castle • Image Plan — Gem kr sinzig.png • State — Rheinland-Pfalz • District — Ahrweiler • Mayor — Andreas Geron • Leader Term — 2017–2025 • Party — Independent • Elevation — 90 • Area — 41.1 • Postal Code — 53489 • Area Code — 02642, 02636 (Ortsteil Franken) • Licence — AW • Gemeindeschlussel — 07 1 31 077 • Website — www.sinzig.de Sinzig (De-Sinzig.ogg) is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhine, about 5 km south-east of Remagen and 25 km south-east of Bonn, and it has approximately 20,000 inhabitants (2004).

Sinzig received its first official recognition in 762 A.D. On 10 July that year, King Pippin the Younger, the father of Charlemagne, presented a certificate of his decree in the Palace of Sinzig (Sentiaco Palacio), officially recognizing the town as "Sentiacum." Abraham of Augsburg; a convert to Judaism, along with 61 other Jews, was slain in a pogrom in Sinzig in 1265. Sinzig first received its rights as a town on 9 October 1267. Because of the influence Emperor Frederick Barbarossa had on the town, it is nicknamed a "Barbarossa town". Ivan Turgenev immortalized the town in his 1857 novella Asya. Twice, the medieval town, which since 1300 has been protected by a massive wall, was almost entirely destroyed by fires, one in 1583 and another in 1758. Little of the wall now remains, as industrialization and urban development led to its nearly complete loss at the end of the 19th century. After World War II, Sinzig experienced a population explosion and soon evolved into an industrial town. With the district reform of 1969, Bad-Bodendorf, Franken, Koisdorf, Löhndorf, and Westum became provinces of Sinzig. Today, Sinzig, together with the town of Remagen, have developed a modern consumer centre, with multiple schools and shopping centres. • Illustration — In 1945 it hosted one of the Allied Rheinwiesenlager • Illustration — Statue of Frederick I Barbarossa

There is no point in the "Golden Mile" where the defining icon of Sinzig, the parish church of Saint Peter, cannot be seen. The late Roman Basilica is one of the most meaningful pieces of Roman architecture and on to the United Nations' list of "World Culture Heritage" artifacts. The Sinziger Schloss (Sinzig Castle) was built in the period of the Rhine Romantic. Between 1854 and 1858, a businessman, Gustav Bunge of Cologne, ordered the erection of a summer villa in Sinzig in the style of a neo-Gothic palace. Surrounding the palace is a garden, constructed in the style of a Romantic park. The castle has since then become a museum. Also worth seeing: • Zehnthof • remains of the medieval town wall • "Ahrmündung" nature centre • Illustration — Church of St. Peter • Illustration — Jewish cemetery • Illustration — Protestant church • Illustration — Bad Bodendorf War Cemetery

• Sinzig • Sinzig-Bad Bodendorf • Sinzig-Westum • Sinzig-Löhndorf (1997 Champion of the "Beautify our Town" Contest) • Sinzig-Franken • Sinzig-Koisdorf

• Illustration — Peter Joseph Lenné around 1850 • Rudi Altig (1937–2016), professional cyclist, lived in Sinzig-Koisdorf • Klaus Badelt (born 1967), German composer for television and film music, lived in Bad Bodendorf (Sinzig) during his childhood and youth. • Peter Bares (1936–2014), organist, composer for church music, 1960–1985 church musician in Sinzig • Inge Helten (born 1950), athlete, sprinter, born in Sinzig • Eveline Lemke (born 1964), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens), Member of the Landtag, former minister • Peter Joseph Lenné (1789–1866), garden artist and landscape architect, designed the "Schlosspark" in 1858–1866 and the "Zehnthof" in 1864 • Günter Ruch (1956–2010), writer, born in Sinzig

• Illustration — Sinzig station Einzig train station is located at the Linke Rheinstrecke and served by the local train lines RE5 from Koblenz Hbf to Wesel, RB 26 from Mainz Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz and RB32 from Koblenz Hbf to Ahrbrück. Sinzig is located in the fare zone number 814 of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM).