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Siegburg Siegburg is a city within the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Rhein-Sieg-County) of Germany with a population of 41.232 (2004). It is located on the banks of the rivers Sieg and Agger, 10 kilometres away from the former capital Bonn and 26 kilometres away from Cologne. Archbishop Anno II of Cologne founded a Benedictine monastery in 1064 on top of a hill now called the Michaelsberg. A settlement that arose from that was first mentioned as a city in 1182. Siegburg reached the height of its prosperity in the 15th and 16th century. It is famous for its pottery, especially for the Siegburg pitchers (Siegburger Krge). Since 1816 Siegburg is the county seat of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis. Twin Cities
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