Grafschaft, Rhineland

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

Grafschaft
Coat of arms
Location of Grafschaft within Ahrweiler district
GrafschaftWaldorfWehrKönigsfeldSpessartKalenbornBergLindLeimbachBauler
Grafschaft
Grafschaft
Coordinates: 50°34′17″N 7°05′49″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAhrweiler
Government
  MayorAchim Juchem (CDU)
Area
  Total57.55 km2 (22.22 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total10,977
  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 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 11,500 inhabitants.

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

It contains the headquarters for Haribo.

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
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