Baumholder

Baumholder
Corpse Gate Tower
Corpse Gate Tower
Coat of arms of Baumholder
Location of Baumholder within Birkenfeld district
Baumholder is located in Germany
Baumholder
Baumholder
Baumholder is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Baumholder
Baumholder
Coordinates: 49°36′45″N 7°20′05″E / 49.61250°N 7.33472°E / 49.61250; 7.33472
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBirkenfeld
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Günther Jung[1]
Area
 • Total69.47 km2 (26.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Lowest elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,560
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55774
Dialling codes06783
Vehicle registrationBIR
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Regionaldaten