Betzdorf-Gebhardshain is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Betzdorf. It was formed on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former Verbandsgemeinden Betzdorf and Gebhardshain.
Betzdorf-Gebhardshain | |
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Location of Betzdorf-Gebhardshain within Landkreis Altenkirchen district  | |
  Betzdorf-Gebhardshain  Betzdorf-Gebhardshain | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′16″N 7°52′28″E / 50.787738°N 7.874415°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Landkreis Altenkirchen |
| Subdivisions | 17 Gemeinden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–24) | Bernd Brato[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.51 km2 (28.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 26,458 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www.vg-bg.de |
The Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[3]
| Municipality | Area (km²) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Alsdorf | 5.93 | 1,467 |
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Betzdorf * | 9.57 | 10,082 |
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Dickendorf | 1.45 | 348 |
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Elben | 2.38 | 335 |
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Elkenroth | 8.15 | 1,788 |
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Fensdorf | 2.17 | 394 |
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Gebhardshain | 5.97 | 1,918 |
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Grünebach | 2.52 | 523 |
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Kausen | 3.61 | 784 |
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Malberg | 4.31 | 967 |
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Molzhain | 2.91 | 544 |
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Nauroth | 6.86 | 1,110 |
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Rosenheim | 4.10 | 760 |
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Scheuerfeld | 2.66 | 2,021 |
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Steinebach/Sieg | 4.55 | 1,240 |
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Steineroth | 2.53 | 578 |
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Wallmenroth | 3.84 | 1,164 |
| Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain |
73.51 | 26,023 |
* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
References
edit- ^ Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.
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