Konz

Konz
Coat of arms
Konz
Location of Konz within Trier-Saarburg district
Coordinates: 49°42′N 6°35′E / 49.700°N 6.583°ECoordinates: 49°42′N 6°35′E / 49.700°N 6.583°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Trier-Saarburg
Municipal assoc.	Konz
Government
• Mayor	Karl-Heinz Frieden
Area
• Total	44.54 km^2 (17.20 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	17,628
• Density	400/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54329
Dialling codes	06501
Vehicle registration	TR
Website	konz.eu

Konz (Latin: Contionacum) is a city in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Saar and Moselle, approx. 8 km southwest of Trier.

Konz is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Konz. The following villages are part of the municipality Konz:

• Canet
• Filzen
• Hamm
• Karthaus
• Könen
• Krettnach
• Kommlingen
• Niedermennig
• Oberemmel
• Obermennig
• Roscheid

History

From 18 July 1946 until 6 June 1947 Konz, in its then municipal boundary, formed part of the Saar Protectorate.

Population

Locality	December 2007	December 2008
Konz	12,193	12,238
Filzen	370	356
Hamm	106	111
Kommlingen	393	395
Könen	2304	2275
Krettnach	494	494
Niedermennig	858	870
Oberemmel	1627	1637
Obermennig	277	281

Museums

• Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum

References

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

External links

• Websites in Konz