Betzdorf-Gebhardshain

Betzdorf-Gebhardshain
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 / 50.787738; 7.874415
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictLandkreis Altenkirchen
Subdivisions17 Gemeinden
Government
 • Mayor (2016–24) Bernd Brato[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
73.51 km2 (28.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
26,650
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitewww.vg-bg.de

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.

The Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[3]

Municipality Area (km²) Population
Alsdorf 5.93 1,534
Betzdorf * 9.57 10,401
Dickendorf 1.45 355
Elben 2.38 342
Elkenroth 8.15 1,782
Fensdorf 2.17 381
Gebhardshain 5.97 1,885
Grünebach 2.52 501
Kausen 3.61 774
Malberg 4.31 1,021
Molzhain 2.91 547
Nauroth 6.86 1,253
Rosenheim 4.10 736
Scheuerfeld 2.66 2,116
Steinebach/Sieg 4.55 1,295
Steineroth 2.53 539
Wallmenroth 3.84 1,188
Verbandsgemeinde
Betzdorf-Gebhardshain
73.51 26,650

* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

References

  1. ^ Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)