Windeck (German pronunciation:[ˈvɪndɛk]) is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 35km east of Bonn and 35km west of Siegen. The name Windeck comes from the Windeck castle ruins and the nearby village of Windeck.

The community of Windeck was formed in 1969 through the merger of the communities of Dattenfeld, Herchen and Rosbach. Today Windeck consists of 58 villages and some hamlets and homesteads. The most populated are:

Population figures as of March 31, 2019
VillagePopulation
Rosbach4009
Dattenfeld2287
Leuscheid1171
Schladern1128
Herchen974
Hurst815
Wilberhofen532
Halscheid309

Other villages are Oppertzau, Dreisel, Werfen, Stromberg and Au an der Sieg.

In Windeck, the Leina company produces first aid kits and warning triangles.

Transport

Geilhausen train stop at the Engers–Au railway

In Au (Sieg), Dattenfeld, Geilhausen, Herchen, Roßbach and Schladern trans stops and stations are located. Windexk is served by the lines RE9 (Rhein-Sieg-Express) and S12 and S19 of Cologne S-Bahn of DB as well as RB90 and some.rides of RB93 of DreiLänderBahn, a section of Hessische Landesbahn (HLB).

In Au (Sieg) station there is a Bike and Ride faciality and a Park and Ride parking lot.

Windeck is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS).

Notable people