Betzdorf, Germany
Betzdorf | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Betzdorf
within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district | |
Location of Betzdorf | |
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 (2024–29) | Johannes Behner (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 10,401 |
| • Density | 1,090/km2 (2,820/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 |
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.
It is twinned with the town of Ross-on-Wye, England.[2]
Transport
The Betzdorf train station is served by five railway lines (RE9, RB90, RB93, RB96 and RB97).
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Twinning". Ross-on-Wye Town Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.