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Bernkastel-Wittlich is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Vulkaneifel, Cochem-Zell, Rhein-Hunsrück, Birkenfeld, Trier-Saarburg and Bitburg-Prüm.
[edit] History
The district was established in 1969 by merging the former districts of Bernkastel and Wittlich.
[edit] Geography
The district is situated on both banks of the Moselle River, which crosses the territory from southwest to northeast. On either sides the country is rising to the mountain chains of the Eifel in the north and the Hunsrück in the south. A great number of affluents come from the Eifel mountains and join the Moselle River. In the very south of the district there is the Erbeskopf (818 m), the highest peak of the Hunsrück and of Rhineland-Palatinate.
[edit] Coat of arms
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The coat of arms displays:
- The cross symbolising the bishopric of Trier
- The crayfish from the arms of Bernkastel-Kues
- The keys from the arms of Wittlich
- The red and white pattern of the tiny county of Sponheim, which ruled this part of the Moselle valley in medieval times
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[edit] Towns and municipalities
[edit] partner region
At one time, the Borough of Milton Keynes was the partner region of the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich[ 1 ].
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Kreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Jahrbuch 1982 (page 23ff.), 1982
