Betzdorf | |
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Location of Betzdorf within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district | |
Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E / 50.78556°N 7.87278°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) |
Municipal assoc. | Betzdorf-Gebhardshain |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Benjamin Geldsetzer[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 9.57 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,223 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 57501–57518 |
Dialling codes | 02741 |
Vehicle registration | AK |
Website | www |
Betzdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtsdɔʁf]) is a town and municipality in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Betzdorf is part of the district of Altenkirchen. Betzdorf is located on the river Sieg, approx. 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of Siegen. Betzdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain. Betzdorf (Sieg) station is a railway junction with closed marshalling yard on the Sieg Railway, the Betzdorf–Haiger railway and the Betzdorf–Daaden railway .
It is twinned with the town of Ross-on-Wye, England.[3]