Sankt Augustin

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Sankt Augustin ( German pronunciation: [zaŋkt ˈaʊɡʊstiːn] ; Ripuarian: Sank Aujustin ) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The missionaries established the "Saint Augustine Monastery" near the current town centre in 1913.
Sankt Augustin is situated about 8 km northeast of Bonn and 8 km southwest of Siegburg.
With over 59,000 inhabitants, it is the second-largest town in the Rhein-Sieg district.
A KGGS former schoolfriend had proposed visiting the German town to Mrs Thatcher.

Sankt Augustin (German pronunciation: [zaŋkt ˈaʊɡʊstiːn] ; Ripuarian: Sank Aujustin) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is named after the patron saint of the Steyler missionaries, Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430). The missionaries established the "Saint Augustine Monastery" near the current town centre in 1913. The municipality of Sankt Augustin was established in 1969, and on September 6, 1977, Sankt Augustin acquired town privileges (German: Stadtrechte). Sankt Augustin is situated about 8 km northeast of Bonn and 8 km southwest of Siegburg. Sankt Augustin belongs to the economic region of Bonn/Rhein-Sieg as well as the scientific region of Bonn. With over 59,000 inhabitants, it is the second-largest town in the Rhein-Sieg district.

Visits

Margaret Thatcher visited on Wednesday 9 November 1983, with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. A KGGS former schoolfriend had proposed visiting the German town to Mrs Thatcher. There was a six-monthly Anglo-German summit in Bonn, eleven miles away. Ivan Dawson attended, chairman of the Grantham twinning association.