Hermeskeil
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Location of Hermeskeil within Trier-Saarburg district  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°39′26″N 6°56′56″E / 49.65722°N 6.94889°ECoordinates: 49°39′26″N 6°56′56″E / 49.65722°N 6.94889°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Trier-Saarburg | |
| Municipal assoc. | Hermeskeil | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Mathias Queck (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 30.85 km2 (11.91 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 5,723 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 54411 | |
| Dialling codes | 06503 | |
| Vehicle registration | TR | |
| Website | www.hermeskeil.de | |
Hermeskeil is a city in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Hunsrück, approx. 25 km southeast of Trier. Its population is about 5,900.
Hermeskeil is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hermeskeil.
The old locomotive depot, Bahnbetriebswerk Hermeskeil is now a museum housing German steam engines.
The Flugausstellung aircraft museum displays more than 100 aircraft and is the largest private museum of that kind in Europe.
A Gaulish burial of the 1st century AD was discovered in a field near Hermeskeil in 2009.[2]
Wikipedia links
- (German) Link to German page Hermeskeil
- (German) Link to information page about Flugausstellung aircraft museum
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
- ↑ Axel Munsteiner, Sensationeller Fund im Ringgraben, 30 September 2009.
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