Blankenheim, North Rhine-Westphalia

Blankenheim
Castle Blankenheim.
Blankenheim
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Euskirchen
Local subdivisions 17
Mayor Rolf Hartmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 148.62 km2 (57.38 sq mi)
Elevation 455 m  (1493 ft)
Population 8,294 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 56 /km2 (145 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate EU
Postal code 53945
Area codes 02449 & 02697
Website www.blankenheim-ahr.de

Blankenheim is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Geography

Blankenheim is located in the Eifel hills, approx. 27 km south-west of Euskirchen. The river Ahr has its source in the centre of Blankenheim, in the cellar of a half timbered house.

History

In the year 721 Blankenheim is mentioned for the first time as "Blancio" in a document. Today the municipality is called in Eifel dialect as "Blangem" and has got a long carnival tradition.

References

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 

External links

Towns and municipalities in Euskirchen (district)