Grafschaft | |
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Location of Grafschaft within Ahrweiler district  | |
  Grafschaft  Grafschaft | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′17″N 7°05′49″E / 50.57139°N 7.09694°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Ahrweiler |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–28) | Achim Juchem[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.55 km2 (22.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,969 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53501 |
| Dialling codes | 02641; 02225 (Ortsteile Eckendorf und Gelsdorf) |
| Vehicle registration | AW |
| Website | www.gemeinde-grafschaft.de |
Grafschaft is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bonn.
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 10,900 inhabitants (2020).
It has been used as a special stage for the Rallye Deutschland.
It contains the headquarters for Haribo.
References
- ↑ Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
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