Rittersdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate

Rittersdorf is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, a few miles from Bitburg.

Rittersdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Rittersdorf within Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district
Rittersdorf
Rittersdorf
Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 06°29′45″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictEifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc.Bitburger Land
Government
  MayorWalter Heyen (CDU)
Area
  Total11.87 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total1,412
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
54636
Dialling codes06561
Vehicle registrationBIT
WebsiteRittersdorf at the Bitburger Land website www.bitburgerland.de
Rittersdorf Castle

The tenth-century Burg Rittersdorf (Rittersdorf Castle) in Rittersdorf nowadays houses a restaurant and a small museum.[2]

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
  2. Burg Rittersdorf - Eifel.de (in German)
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