Mendig
Mendig | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mendig within Mayen-Koblenz district  | |
  Mendig  Mendig | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′28″N 7°16′51″E / 50.37444°N 7.28083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mayen-Koblenz |
| Municipal assoc. | Mendig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Hans Peter Ammel[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.78 km2 (9.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,128 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56743 |
| Dialling codes | 02652 |
| Vehicle registration | MYK, MY |
| Website | www |
Mendig (German: [ˈmɛndɪç] ⓘ) is a small town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north-east of Mayen, and 25 km west of Koblenz. Mendig is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Mendig.
The popular rockfestival Rock am Ring was held in Mendig in 2015 and 2016.
Personalities[edit]
- Rosemarie Nitribitt (1933-1957), spent her childhood in foster care in the Mendig Kaplan-slip road
- Andrea Nahles (born 1970), politician, Member of Bundestag (SPD) and a former Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, was born in Mendig
References[edit]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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