Bassenheim

Bassenheim
Aerial view
Location of Bassenheim within Mayen-Koblenz district

Location of Bassenheim
Bassenheim
Bassenheim
Coordinates: 50°21′35″N 07°27′42″E / 50.35972°N 7.46167°E / 50.35972; 7.46167
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.Weißenthurm
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Natalja Kronenberg[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,967
 • Density201.0/km2 (520.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56220
Dialling codes02625
Vehicle registrationMYK
Websitewww.bassenheim.de

Bassenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbasn̩haɪm]) is a municipality in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Weißenthurm. It is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) away from Koblenz. The municipal council consists of 20 people, 13 of them from the CDU and 7 from the SPD.

International relations

Bassenheim is twinned with:

  • Pasym, Poland (originally a German town with a near-identical name, Passenheim)[3]

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ Bassenheim.de Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine