Boppard
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 10 |
| Mayor | Walter Bersch (SPD) |
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| Area | 75.13 km2 (29.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population | 16,201 (31 December 2006) |
| - Density | 216 /km2 (559 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SIM |
| Postal code | 56154 |
| Area codes | 06741, 06742, 06745 |
| Website | www.boppard.de |
Boppard (Latin: Baudobriga) is a town in the Rhein-Hunsrück district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approx. 25 km south of Koblenz.
[edit] History
Boppard was founded by the Romans; under the Merovingian dynasty it became a royal residence. During the Middle Ages it was a considerable centre of commerce and shipping, and under the Hohenstaufen emperors was raised to the rank of an imperial free city.In 1283 Count palatine Ludwig mortagaged the customs duty to Count Eberhard of Katzenelnbogen[1]. In 1312, however, the emperor Henry VII pledged the town to his brother Baldwin, archbishop elector of Trier, and it remained in the possession of the electors until it was absorbed by France during the Revolutionary epoch. It was assigned by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to Prussia.
Boppard lends its name to the Boppard line, an imaginary line relating to German dialects. Notable people from Boppard include physical chemist Fritz Straßmann and furniture designer Michael Thonet, while Boris Skossyreff is buried there.
On Fleckertshöhe near Boppard, there is a transmitter for FM and TV using as antenna tower a rarely used partially guyed tower. The soap manufacturer Sebamed is headquartered in Boppard.
The municipality currently has 16,812 inhabitants.
[edit] Partner cities
Boppard is twinned with:
[edit] Notes and References
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- ^ http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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