Grafschaft, Rhineland
Grafschaft is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bonn.
Grafschaft | |
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Location of Grafschaft within Ahrweiler district   | |
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| Coordinates: 50°34′17″N 7°05′49″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Ahrweiler |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Achim Juchem (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.55 km2 (22.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,992 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 53501 |
| Dialling codes | 02641; 02225 (Ortsteile Eckendorf und Gelsdorf) |
| Vehicle registration | AW |
| Website | www.gemeinde-grafschaft.de |
Grafschaft is famous for its Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup a PGI protected sugar-beet syrup.
The following 17 villages belong to Grafschaft:
- Alteheck
- Beller
- Bengen
- Birresdorf
- Bölingen
- Eckendorf
- Esch
- Gelsdorf
- Holzweiler
- Karweiler
- Lantershofen
- Leimersdorf
- Niederich
- Nierendorf
- Oeverich
- Ringen
- Vettelhoven
The total population is 11,500 inhabitants.
It has been used as a special stage for the Rallye Deutschland.
It contains the headquarters for Haribo.
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
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