Virneburg

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Virneburg
Coordinates: 50°20′32″N7°4′44″E / 50.34222°N 7.07889°E / 50.34222; 7.07889 Coordinates: 50°20′32″N7°4′44″E / 50.34222°N 7.07889°E / 50.34222; 7.07889
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Mayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc. Vordereifel
Government
   Mayor (201924) Torsten Zilles [1]
Area
  Total5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Elevation
402 m (1,319 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total387
  Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56729
Dialling codes 02656
Vehicle registration MYK
Website www.virneburg-eifel.de

Virneburg is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Virneburg Castle is located in the village.

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Geography

Virneburg is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel. Next towns are Mayen in the East and Adenau in the West. The average height is 402 meters above NN. Virneburg is in a valley surrounded by four mountains. In the middle of Virneburg there is a fifth mountain on which the Virneburg ruin was built.

County of Virneburg

The County of Virneburg was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire between Mayen and Adenau, near the city of Koblenz. It existed between the 11th and the 18th century. It is located in what is now the region of Rheinland-Pfalz.

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References

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.