Sankt Augustin

Geschichte

Sankt Augustin is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is named after the patron saint of the Divine Word Missionaries, Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430). The Missionaries established a monastery near the current city centre in 1913. Sankt Augustin is situated about eight km north-east of Bonn and three km south-west of Siegburg.Mayors 1994–1995: Anke Riefers (SPD) 1995: Hans Jaax (SPD) (temporary) 1995–1999: Anke Riefers (SPD) 1999–present: Klaus Schumacher (CDU)International relationsSankt Augustin is twinned with: Grantham, United Kingdom Mevaseret Zion, Israel Szentes, Hungary.Government Organisations West Regional Command German Federal Police, (Bundespolizei) headquarter of Border Guards, Group 9 GSG 9 (Grenzschutzgruppe 9) Logistics of unified armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr) Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (German: Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung), abbreviated as IFA