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| Country | Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 8 |
| Mayor | Klaus Schumacher (CDU) |
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| Area | 34.22 km2 (13.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population | 56,216 (31 December 2006) |
| - Density | 1,643 /km2 (4,255 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SU |
| Postal code | 53757 |
| Area code | 02241 |
| Website | www.sankt-augustin.de |
| Location of the town of Sankt Augustin within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district | |
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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, St Augustine (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.
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International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
Twin towns — Sister cities
Sankt Augustin is twinned with:
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)
- Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut für Arbeitsschutz - BGIA, the Occupational Institute for Work Safety
Famous denizens
- Klaus Kinkel (* 1936), former politician (FDP), living in Sankt Augustin
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