Mayen-Koblenz

District in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Mayen-Koblenz

District

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Coat of arms

Country| Germany
State| Rhineland-Palatinate
Capital| Koblenz
Government

• District admin.| Alexander Saftig (CDU)
Area

• Total

| 817.1 km2 (315.5 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2023)[1]

• Total

| 219,001
• Density| 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| MYK, MY
Website| kvmyk.de

Mayen-Koblenz is a district (Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ahrweiler, Neuwied, Westerwaldkreis, district-free Koblenz, Rhein-Lahn, Rhein-Hunsrück, Cochem-Zell, and Vulkaneifel.

## History

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The district was created in 1973 when the two districts, Mayen and Koblenz, were merged.

The district has been 'twinned' with the Borough of Waverley in Surrey in southern England since 1982.

## Geography

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The two main rivers of the district are the Rhine and the Moselle, which join at the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz. In the west of the district are the Eifel mountains. These also include the large lake, the Laacher See, a volcanic caldera formed 12,000 years ago.

## Coat of arms

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The coat of arms combine the elements of the two precursor districts. The tree, a Maie, is taken from the Mayen district. The wavy line represents the two rivers Rhine and Moselle. The crown is a reference to the fact that in Rhens the Councils of Electors took place to choose the emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire.

## Towns and municipalities

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Verband-free towns

1. Andernach
2. Bendorf
3. Mayen

Verbandsgemeinden

* 1\. Maifeld

1. Einig
2. Gappenach
3. Gering
4. Gierschnach
5. Kalt
6. Kerben
7. Kollig
8. Lonnig
9. Mertloch
10. Münstermaifeld2
11. Naunheim
12. Ochtendung
13. Pillig
14. Polch1, 2
15. Rüber
16. Trimbs
17. Welling
18. Wierschem

* 2\. Mendig

1. Bell
2. Mendig1, 2
3. Rieden
4. Thür
5. Volkesfeld

* 3\. Pellenz
[seat: Plaidt]

1. Kretz
2. Kruft
3. Nickenich
4. Plaidt
5. Saffig

* 4\. Rhein-Mosel

1. Alken
2. Brey
3. Brodenbach
4. Burgen
5. Dieblich
6. Hatzenport
7. Kobern-Gondorf1
8. Lehmen
9. Löf
10. Macken
11. Niederfell
12. Nörtershausen
13. Oberfell
14. Rhens2
15. Spay
16. Waldesch
17. Winningen
18. Wolken

* 5\. Vallendar

1. Niederwerth
2. Urbar
3. Vallendar1, 2
4. Weitersburg

* 6\. Vordereifel [seat: Mayen]

1. Acht
2. Anschau
3. Arft
4. Baar
5. Bermel
6. Boos
7. Ditscheid
8. Ettringen
9. Hausten
10. Herresbach
11. Hirten
12. Kehrig
13. Kirchwald
14. Kottenheim
15. Langenfeld
16. Langscheid
17. Lind
18. Luxem
19. Monreal
20. Münk
21. Nachtsheim
22. Reudelsterz
23. Sankt Johann
24. Siebenbach
25. Virneburg
26. Weiler
27. Welschenbach

* 7\. Weißenthurm

1. Bassenheim
2. Kaltenengers
3. Kettig
4. Mülheim-Kärlich2
5. Sankt Sebastian
6. Urmitz
7. Weißenthurm1, 2

1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

## Castles and palaces

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The county has many castles and palaces:

* Eltz Castle, probably the best known German castle
* Trutzeltz Castle near Eltz Castle
* Schloss Bürresheim
* Genovevaburg in Mayen
* Oberburg, Kobern in Kobern with the Romanesque St. Matthew's Chapel
* Niederburg, Kobern in Kobern
* Schloss Liebieg in Gondorf
* Oberburg in Gondorf, family seat of the von der Leyen family
* Thurant Castle above Alken (Mosel)
* Ehrenburg near Brodenbach
* Sayn Castle and Schloss Sayn in Bendorf-Sayn
* Bischofstein Castle on the Moselle near Burgen
* Wernerseck Castle near Ochtendung
* Löwenburg and Philippsburg near Monreal
* Virneburg Castle
* Schloss Bassenheim in Bassenheim
* Namedy Castle in Andernach
* Andernach Castle in Andernach

## References

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1. ^ Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011 (in German), Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz, 2024

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz.

* Official website (German)

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