Meisburg

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Meisburg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Meisburg
Meisburg (Germany)
Meisburg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Vulkaneifel
Municipal assoc. Daun
Mayor Dieter Klein
Basic statistics
Area 7.05 km² (2.7 sq mi)
Elevation 475 m  (1558 ft)
Population 251  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 36 /km² (92 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DAU
Postal code 54570
Area code 06599
Website www.meisburg.de

Coordinates: 50°06′38″N 6°41′32″E / 50.11056, 6.69222

The German town of Meisburg is located in the Verbandsgemeinde of Daun in the district of Vulkaneifel in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The town was mentioned in 816 as Marisburas.

The inhabitants speak the Moselle Franconian (Moselfränkisch) dialect of German. A significant portion of the local economy derives from the local American Spangdahlem Air Base.

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