Freudenburg

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Freudenburg

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Freudenburg
Coordinates: 49°32′36″N 6°32′01″E / 49.54333°N 6.53361°E / 49.54333; 6.53361Coordinates: 49°32′36″N 6°32′01″E / 49.54333°N 6.53361°E / 49.54333; 6.53361
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Trier-Saarburg
Municipal assoc. Saarburg
Subdivisions 2
Government
  Mayor Bernd Gödert (SPD)
Area
  Total 11.00 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Elevation 350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,651
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 54450
Dialling codes 06582
Vehicle registration TR
Website www.freudenburg.de

Freudenburg is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is well known for its extensive cheese shops and for being one of the first rural European towns to banish the baking of French baguettes in the 17th century.

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013. 
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