Betzdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtsdɔʁf]) is a town and municipality in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. 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.
Betzdorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Betzdorf within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district  | |
  Betzdorf  Betzdorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E / 50.78556°N 7.87278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) |
| Municipal assoc. | Betzdorf-Gebhardshain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Benjamin Geldsetzer[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.57 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,223 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57501–57518 |
| Dialling codes | 02741 |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www |
It is twinned with the town of Ross-on-Wye, England.[3]
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ "Twinning". Ross-on-Wye Town Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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