Linz am Rhein

Linz am Rhein (in English Linz on the Rhine) is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the river Rhine near Remagen, approx. 25 km southeast of Bonn and has about 6,000 inhabitants. It is the sister city of Marietta, Georgia in the United States, Linz in Austria and Pornic in France.

Linz am Rhein
Coat of arms
Location of Linz am Rhein within Neuwied district
Linz am Rhein
Linz am Rhein
Coordinates: 50°34′13″N 07°17′05″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictNeuwied
Municipal assoc.Linz am Rhein
Subdivisions3 Stadtteile
Government
 • StadtbürgermeisterAdi Buchwald (CDU)
Area
 • Total17.98 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Highest elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)
Lowest elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,200
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
53545
Dialling codes02644
Vehicle registrationNR
Websitewww.linz.de

Linz is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Linz am Rhein.

The town is also a destination for tourists thanks to its location next to the Rhine river and its colorful half-timbered houses.

History

The town of Linz was first mentioned in an official document in 874 and called "Lincesce".

Between 1206 and 1214 the parish church of St. Martin was built at the most elevated spot of the town. A former church, which was located at the same place, had been destroyed during the fights of Otto IV and Philip of Swabia in 1198. During reconstruction work in 1981 the remains of graves and foundations belonging to the former church were found.

The most important political decision for Linz was taken in the late Middle Ages. Between 1304 and 1332 Linz was officially awarded city status by the Archbishop of Cologne, Heinrich II of Virneburg. Shortly after having been declared a "city", the castle Burg Linz was built.

In 1391 a fire destroyed two thirds of the city. In 1475 the Emperor's troops occupied Linz during the Neuss War. The town hall, which is one of the major sights of Linz, was built in 1517.

In 1815, Linz became part of Prussia. One year later in 1816 Linz received the status of a district town ("Kreisstadt"). This status was revoked in 1822 and Linz became part of the Neuwied county.

After the Second World War, Linz became a part of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1946.

In the 1970s the city expanded with the new residential area "Roniger Hof". In 1979 the local hospital was put into service.

  • Town hall
  • Rhine tower
  • Rennenberg castle

Mayors
  • 1812–1813: Engelbert Schwamborn
  • 1817–1820: Friedrich Adolph von Cocy
  • 1820–1842: Franz Kerp
  • 1842–1848: Franz Stephan Christmann
  • 1848–1851: Rudolf Jakob von Gerolt zur Leyen
  • 1851–1856: Hubert Hubaleck
  • 1856: Johann Schmitz
  • 1856–1871: Willibrord Thiesen
  • 1871–1910: Julius Lerner
  • 1910–1914: Hugo Menzel
  • 1914–1932: Paul Pieper
  • 1933: Eugen Mehliß
  • 1933: Rahms (given name unknown)
  • 1933–1938: Franz Weyand,
  • 1939–1944: Paul Wiezorke
  • 1944–1945: Matthias Wagner
  • 1945: Franz-Josef Wuermeling, CDU
  • 1945–1947: Wilhelm Hoffmann
  • 1947–1948: Peter Frings CDU
  • 1948–1956: Wilhelm Hoffmann
  • 1956–1972: Leo Thönnissen, SPD
  • 1972–1974: Theo Lück, SPD
  • 1974–1979: Hans Breitenbach, CDU
  • 1979–1989: Theo Lück, first SPD, from 1984 FWG
  • 1989–2014: Adi Buchwald, CDU
  • since 2014: Hans-Georg Faust


View of Linz

Notable people
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See also

Notes
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.


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