Bad Breisig
Bad Breisig (German: [baːt ˈbʁaɪziç] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the Rhine, approx. 15 km south-east of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.
Bad Breisig | |
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 View of Bad Breisig | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Breisig within Ahrweiler district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°30′33″N 7°17′47″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Ahrweiler |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Breisig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Marcel Caspers[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.94 km2 (7.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,671 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53498 |
| Dialling codes | 02633; 02642 |
| Vehicle registration | AW |
| Website | www.bad-breisig.de |
Saint Charles Borromeo chapel
Bad Breisig is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bad Breisig.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
People connected with Bad Breisig
- Max Barthel (1893-1975), working poet, lived from 1948 to 1969 in Bad Breisig
- Klaus Badelt (born 1967), a German composer, which specializes in television and soundtrack.
- Kai Krause (born 1957), a German musician and software - pioneer, lives in Rheineck Castle.
- The religious scholar and sociologist Oliver Krüger (born 1973) grew up in Bad Breisig.
References
- Marcel Caspers ist jetzt auch Stadtbürgermeister, General-Anzeiger, 11 July 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
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