Grafschaft, Rhineland
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Grafschaft | |
Coordinates: 50°34′17″N 7°05′49″E / 50.57139°N 7.09694°ECoordinates: 50°34′17″N 7°05′49″E / 50.57139°N 7.09694°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Ahrweiler |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–28) | Achim Juchem[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 57.55 km2 (22.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,912 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 53501 |
Dialling codes | 02641; 02225 (Ortsteile Eckendorf und Gelsdorf) |
Vehicle registration | AW |
Website | www.gemeinde-grafschaft.de |
Grafschaft is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bonn.
Grafschaft is famous for its Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup, a PGI-protected sugar-beet syrup.
The following 17 villages belong to Grafschaft:
- Alteheck
- Beller
- Bengen
- Birresdorf
- Bölingen
- Eckendorf
- Esch
- Gelsdorf
- Holzweiler
- Karweiler
- Lantershofen
- Leimersdorf
- Niederich
- Nierendorf
- Oeverich
- Ringen
- Vettelhoven
The total population is 10,900 inhabitants (2020).
It has been used as a special stage for the Rallye Deutschland.
It contains the headquarters for Haribo.
References[]
- ^ Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Ahrweiler (district)
- Rallye Deutschland
- Ahrweiler geography stubs