Grafschaft, Rhineland

Grafschaft
Municipality
Flag of Grafschaft
Flag
Coat of arms of Grafschaft
Coat of arms
Location of Grafschaft within Ahrweiler district
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Grafschaft is located in Germany
Grafschaft
Grafschaft
Grafschaft is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Grafschaft
Grafschaft
Coordinates: 50°34′17″N 7°05′49″E / 50.57139°N 7.09694°E / 50.57139; 7.09694
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAhrweiler
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Achim Juchem[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
57.55 km2 (22.22 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
10,998
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53501
Dialling codes02641; 02225 (Ortsteile Eckendorf und Gelsdorf)
Vehicle registrationAW
Websitewww.gemeinde-grafschaft.de

Grafschaft is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bonn.

Grafschaft is famous for its Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup, a PGI-protected sugar-beet syrup.

The following 17 villages belong to Grafschaft:

  • Alteheck
  • Beller
  • Bengen
  • Birresdorf
  • Bölingen
  • Eckendorf
  • Esch
  • Gelsdorf
  • Holzweiler
  • Karweiler
  • Lantershofen
  • Leimersdorf
  • Niederich
  • Nierendorf
  • Oeverich
  • Ringen
  • Vettelhoven

The total population is 10,900 inhabitants (2020).

It has been used as a special stage for the Rallye Deutschland.

It contains the headquarters for Haribo; the company's head office moved there from Bonn in April 2018.[3]

References

  1. ^ Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ "Haribo is leaving Kessenich – almost". General-Anzeiger. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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