Betzdorf, Germany

Betzdorf is a town and municipality in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Betzdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Betzdorf within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district
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Betzdorf
Betzdorf
Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAltenkirchen (Westerwald)
Municipal assoc.Betzdorf-Gebhardshain
Government
  MayorBernd Brato (SPD)
Area
  Total9.57 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total10,064
  Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57501–57518
Dialling codes02741
Vehicle registrationAK
WebsiteStadt Betzdorf

Betzdorf is part of the district of Altenkirchen. Betzdorf is located on the river Sieg, approx. 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of Siegen. Betzdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain. Betzdorf (Sieg) station is a railway junction with closed marshalling yard on the Sieg Railway, the Betzdorf–Haiger railway and the Betzdorf–Daaden railway.

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.


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