Polch
Appearance
Polch | |
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Coordinates: 50°18′04″N 7°19′00″E / 50.30111°N 7.31667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Mayen-Koblenz |
Municipal assoc. | Maifeld |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Gerd Klasen[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 28.70 km2 (11.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,976 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56751 |
Dialling codes | 02654 |
Vehicle registration | MYK, MY |
Website | www.polch.de |
Polch (German pronunciation: [pɔlç] ) is a town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Maifeld. It is situated east of Mayen.
Polch is twinned with the commune of Vineuil, located near Blois, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Local council (Stadtrat)
[edit]Elections were held in May 2014:[3]
Election | SPD | CDU | The Left | FWG Free voters | Total |
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2014 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 22 seats |
2009 | 9 | 10 | – | 3 | 22 seats |
2004 | 6 | 14 | – | 2 | 22 seats |
- FWG = Freie Wählergruppe Polch e.V.
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Saint George's church
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Canola field near Polch
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2014, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen