Betzdorf, Germany

Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E / 50.78556°N 7.87278°E / 50.78556; 7.87278
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Betzdorf
Town
Coat of arms of Betzdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Betzdorf within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district
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Betzdorf is located in Germany
Betzdorf
Betzdorf
Betzdorf is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Betzdorf
Betzdorf
Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E / 50.78556°N 7.87278°E / 50.78556; 7.87278
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAltenkirchen (Westerwald)
Municipal assoc.Betzdorf-Gebhardshain
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Benjamin Geldsetzer[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total9.57 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,223
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57501–57518
Dialling codes02741
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitewww.vg-bg.de/betzdorf/

Betzdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtsdɔʁf]) is a town and municipality in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Betzdorf is part of the district of Altenkirchen. Betzdorf is located on the river Sieg, approx. 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of Siegen. Betzdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain. Betzdorf (Sieg) station is a railway junction with closed marshalling yard on the Sieg Railway, the Betzdorf–Haiger railway and the Betzdorf–Daaden railway [de; nl].

It is twinned with the town of Ross-on-Wye, England.[3]

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ "Twinning". Ross-on-Wye Town Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.


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