Baumholder | |
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 Corpse Gate Tower | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Baumholder within Birkenfeld district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°36′45″N 7°20′05″E / 49.61250°N 7.33472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Birkenfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Günther Jung[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.47 km2 (26.82 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,560 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55774 |
| Dialling codes | 06783 |
| Vehicle registration | BIR |
| Website | www.baumholder.de |
Baumholder (German pronunciation: [baʊ̯mˈhɔldɐ] ) is a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, in the Westrich, an historic region that encompasses areas in both Germany and France. The town of Baumholder is the administrative seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde, a state-recognised tourism resort and, according to state planning, a middle centre.[3]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Regionaldaten