Virneburg

Virneburg
Virneburg
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°20′32″N 7°4′44″E / 50.34222°N 7.07889°E / 50.34222; 7.07889Coordinates: 50°20′32″N 7°4′44″E / 50.34222°N 7.07889°E / 50.34222; 7.07889
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.	Vordereifel
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Torsten Zilles[1]
Area
• Total	5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Elevation	402 m (1,319 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	387
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56729
Dialling codes	02656
Vehicle registration	MYK
Website	www.virneburg-eifel.de

Virneburg is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Virneburg Castle is located in the village.

Geography[]

Virneburg is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel. Next towns are Mayen in the East and Adenau in the West. The average height is 402 meters above NN. Virneburg is in a valley surrounded by four mountains. In the middle of Virneburg there is a fifth mountain on which the Virneburg ruin was built.

County of Virneburg[]

The County of Virneburg was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire between Mayen and Adenau, near the city of Koblenz. It existed between the 11th and the 18th century. It is located in what is now the region of Rheinland-Pfalz.

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