Monzelfeld

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Monzelfeld
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Monzelfeld
Monzelfeld (Germany)
Monzelfeld
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc. Bernkastel-Kues
Mayor Martin Klassen
Basic statistics
Area 12.50 km² (4.8 sq mi)
Elevation 430 m  (1411 ft)
Population 1,264  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 101 /km² (262 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WIL
Postal code 54472
Area code 06531
Website www.monzelfeld.de

Coordinates: 49°53′29″N 7°4′19″E / 49.89139, 7.07194

Monzelfeld is a municipality in Germany in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich. It is located in the Hunsruck on the southern bank of the Moselle valley, 2 km from Bernkastel-Kues, at 450 m elevation. The village has 1340 inhabitants and an area of 12.5 km². It was first mentioned in the year 634. Traditionally an agricultural settlement until the 1960s, it is now mostly inhabitated by commuters working in the nearby cities of Bernkastel-Kues and Morbach. The main street of Monzelfeld is reminiscent of an old transport route passing through the village, 'Alte Poststrasse'. A fountain in the village center memorializes past mining activity in the small settlement of Annenberg. Monzelfeld is near Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (20 km). The village has its own primary school, kindergarten and Roman Catholic church (St. Stephanus). It is surrounded by hiking trails offering scenic views of the Moselle river valley, and the woods of the Hunsruck landscape. Its closest neighbouring villages are Longkamp and Morbach-Gonzerath.