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Mendig
Coat of arms of Mendig
Location of Mendig within Mayen-Koblenz district
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.Mendig
Government
 • MayorHans Peter Ammel
Area
 • Total
23.78 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
9,128
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56743
Dialling codes02652
Vehicle registrationMYK, MY
Websitewww.mendig.de

Mendig is a small town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north-east of Mayen, and 25 km west of Koblenz.

Mendig is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Mendig.

Personality

  • Rosemarie Nitribitt (1933-1957), spent her childhood in foster care in the Mendig Kaplan-slip road
  • Andrea Nahles (born 1970), politician, Member of Bundestag (SPD) and currently Minister for Labour and Social Affairs

References

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

Mendig is the new home for the popular rockfestival "Rock am Ring" 2015