Bernkastel-Wittlich
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Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
Capital | Wittlich |
Area | |
• Total | 1,168 km2 (451 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2020)[1] | |
• Total | 112,685 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | WIL, BKS |
Website | bernkastel-wittlich.de |
Bernkastel-Wittlich (German: Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich) is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Vulkaneifel, Cochem-Zell, Rhein-Hunsrück, Birkenfeld, Trier-Saarburg and Bitburg-Prüm.
History[]
The district was established in 1969 by merging the former districts of Bernkastel and Wittlich.
Geography[]
The district is situated on both banks of the Moselle, which crosses the territory from southwest to northeast. The country rises to the Eifel in the north and the Hunsrück in the south. A great number of tributaries rise in the Eifel and flow into the Moselle. In the very south of the district is the Erbeskopf (818 m), the highest peak in the Hunsrück and Rhineland-Palatinate.
Coat of arms[]
The coat of arms displays:
- The cross symbolising the bishopric of Trier
- The crayfish from the arms of Bernkastel-Kues
- The keys from the arms of Wittlich
- The red and white pattern of the County of Sponheim, which ruled this part of the Moselle valley in medieval times
Towns and municipalities[]
Verband-free town | Verband-free municipality |
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Twin region[]
At one time, the Borough of Milton Keynes was the twinned region of the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich[ 1 ].
External links[]
- Official website (German)
References[]
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- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
- ^ Kreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Jahrbuch 1982 (page 23ff.), 1982
- Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate
- Bernkastel-Wittlich