Breitscheid, Mainz-Bingen
| Breitscheid | ||
|---|---|---|
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  Breitscheid | ||
Location of Breitscheid within Mainz-Bingen district  | ||
| Coordinates: 50°03′25″N 7°42′29″E / 50.05694°N 7.70806°ECoordinates: 50°03′25″N 7°42′29″E / 50.05694°N 7.70806°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Mainz-Bingen | |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Nahe | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Norbert Kröber | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 126 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 55422 | |
| Dialling codes | 06743 | |
| Vehicle registration | MZ | |
Breitscheid is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
Breitscheid lies in the Hunsrück between Koblenz and Bad Kreuznach. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds. The placename comes from the Middle High German breit and -scheid: “wooded ridge”.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 5 council members who were elected by majority vote in a municipal election held on 2 March 2008.
Coat of arms
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per pale argent a cross sable and gules in chief sinister a mullet of six, and in base a mound royal ensigned with a cross crosslet Or.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Autobahn A 61 can be reached after a drive of roughly 10 km.
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.
External links
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