Alfter

Alfter
Alfter
	Coat of arms
	Location of Alfter within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
	Alfter Alfter
	Coordinates: 50°44′08″N 07°00′33″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Rolf Schumacher (CDU)
Area
• Total	34.73 km2 (13.41 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	23,622
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53347
Dialling codes	02222, 0228
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.alfter.de

Alfter 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.

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References

"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.