Grafschaft, Rhineland

Grafschaft
Coat of arms
Grafschaft
Location of Grafschaft within Ahrweiler district
Coordinates: 50°34′17″N 7°05′49″E / 50.57139°N 7.09694°ECoordinates: 50°34′17″N 7°05′49″E / 50.57139°N 7.09694°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Ahrweiler
Government
• Mayor	Achim Juchem (CDU)
Area
• Total	57.55 km^2 (22.22 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,801
• Density	190/km^2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53501
Dialling codes	02641; 02225 (Ortsteile Eckendorf und Gelsdorf)
Vehicle registration	AW
Website	www.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 11,500 inhabitants.

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

External links

• Website