Grafschaft, Rhineland
Appearance
Grafschaft | |
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Location of Grafschaft within Ahrweiler district | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Ahrweiler |
Government | |
• Mayor | Achim Juchem (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 57.55 km2 (22.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 10,998 |
• 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 11,500 inhabitants.
It has been used as a special stage for the Rallye Deutschland.
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.