Schweich
Appearance
Schweich | |
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Location of Schweich within Trier-Saarburg district | |
Coordinates: 49°49′12″N 6°45′8″E / 49.82000°N 6.75222°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Trier-Saarburg |
Municipal assoc. | Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Lars Rieger[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 31.08 km2 (12.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,992 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 54338 |
Dialling codes | 06502 |
Vehicle registration | TR, SAB |
Website | www |
Schweich is a town in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Moselle, approx. 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Trier.
Schweich is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße.
Twin towns — sister cities
[edit]Schweich is twinned with:
- Marsannay-la-Côte, France
- Portishead, Somerset, United Kingdom
- Krokowa, Poland
- Renesse, Netherlands
- Murialdo, Italy
Personalities
[edit]- Stefan Andres (1906–1970), writer, see also Stefan Andres Society, Stefan Andres Prize
- Gabriele Pauli (born 1957), former politician
- Katarina Barley (born 1968), politician (SPD)
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Trier-Saarburg, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
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