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Grafschaft
Coat of arms of Grafschaft
Location of Grafschaft within Ahrweiler district
RemagenGrafschaftBad Neuenahr-AhrweilerSinzigBad BreisigBrohl-LützingGönnersdorfWaldorfBurgbrohlWassenachGleesNiederzissenWehrGalenbergOberzissenBrenkKönigsfeldSchalkenbachDedenbachNiederdürenbachOberdürenbachWeibernKempenichHohenleimbachSpessartHeckenbachKesselingKalenbornBergKirchsahrLindRechDernauMayschoßAltenahrAhrbrückHönningenKaltenbornAdenauHerschbroichMeuspathLeimbachDümpelfeldNürburgMüllenbachQuiddelbachHümmelOhlenhardWershofenArembergWiesemscheidKottenbornWimbachHonerathBaulerSenscheidPomsterDankerathTrierscheidBarweilerReifferscheidSierscheidHarscheidDorselHoffeldWirftRodderMüschEichenbachAntweilerFuchshofenWinnerathInsulSchuldNorth Rhine-WestphaliaNeuwied (district)VulkaneifelMayen-Koblenz
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAhrweiler
Government
 • MayorAchim Juchem (CDU)
Area
 • Total
57.55 km2 (22.22 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
10,998
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53501
Dialling codes02641; 02225 (Ortsteile Eckendorf und Gelsdorf)
Vehicle registrationAW
Websitewww.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

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.