Sankt Augustin
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 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 eight km north-east of Bonn and three km south-west of Siegburg. Twin towns – sister cities. Sankt Augustin is twinned with: