Bernkastel-Wittlich
Bernkastel-Wittlich (German: Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich) is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Vulkaneifel, Cochem-Zell, Rhein-Hunsrück, Birkenfeld, Trier-Saarburg and Bitburg-Prüm.
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Coat of arms | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
Capital | Wittlich |
Area | |
• Total | 1,168 km2 (451 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2019)[1] | |
• Total | 112,483 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | WIL, BKS |
Website | bernkastel-wittlich.de |
History
The district was established in 1969 by merging the former districts of Bernkastel and Wittlich.
Geography
The district is situated on both banks of the Moselle, which crosses the territory from southwest to northeast. The country rises to the Eifel in the north and the Hunsrück in the south. A great number of tributaries rise in the Eifel and flow into the Moselle. In the very south of the district is the Erbeskopf (818 m), the highest peak in the Hunsrück and Rhineland-Palatinate.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
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Towns and municipalities
Verband-free town | Verband-free municipality |
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Twin region
At one time, the Borough of Milton Keynes was the twinned region of the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich[ 1 ].
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich. |
- Official website (German)
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
- ^ Kreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Jahrbuch 1982 (page 23ff.), 1982