Polch

Polch
Town
Coat of arms of Polch
Coat of arms
Location of Polch within Mayen-Koblenz district
Polch is located in Germany
Polch
Polch
Polch is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Polch
Polch
Coordinates: 50°18′04″N 7°19′00″E / 50.30111°N 7.31667°E / 50.30111; 7.31667
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.Maifeld
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Gerd Klasen[1]
Area
 • Total
28.70 km2 (11.08 sq mi)
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
6,976
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56751
Dialling codes02654
Vehicle registrationMYK, MY
Websitewww.polch.de

Polch (German pronunciation: [pɔlç] ⓘ) is a town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Maifeld. It is situated east of Mayen.

Polch is twinned with the commune of Vineuil, located near Blois, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Local council (Stadtrat)

Elections were held in May 2014:[3]

Election SPD CDU The Left FWG Free voters Total
2014 7 11 1 3 22 seats
2009 9 10 – 3 22 seats
2004 6 14 – 2 22 seats
  • FWG = Freie Wählergruppe Polch e.V.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2014, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen


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