Eisenschmitt

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Eisenschmitt
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Eisenschmitt
Eisenschmitt (Germany)
Eisenschmitt
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc. Manderscheid
Mayor Georg Fritzsche
Basic statistics
Area 10.84 km² (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation 320 m  (1050 ft)
Population 324  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 30 /km² (77 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WIL
Postal code 54533
Area code 06567
Website www.eisenschmitt.de

Coordinates: 50°2′36″N 6°43′16″E / 50.04333, 6.72111

Eisenschmitt is a town in the in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in the western part of Germany. There are about 330 inhabitants. In 1372 it was mentioned the first time as "Yssensmyt uff der Salmen".

The city’s name derives from Iron ore (German=Eisen) which was exploited nearby some hundred years ago and treated by blacksmiths (German=schmied).

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