Bernkastel-Kues

Bernkastel-Kues
Bernkastel-Kues
Bernkastel-Kues
Coat of arms of Bernkastel-Kues
Location of Bernkastel-Kues within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Bernkastel-Kues is located in Germany
Bernkastel-Kues
Bernkastel-Kues
Bernkastel-Kues is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Bernkastel-Kues
Bernkastel-Kues
Coordinates: 49°54′58″N 07°04′10″E / 49.91611°N 7.06944°E / 49.91611; 7.06944
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Bernkastel-Kues
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Wolfgang Port[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total23.66 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,156
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54470
Dialling codes06531
Vehicle registrationWIL, BKS
Websitewww.bernkastel.de
Copper engraving after Matthäus Merian
Town Hall
Spitzhäuschen
Marketplace
Ruins of Landshut Castle

Bernkastel-Kues (German pronunciation: [ˌbɛʁnkastl̩ˈkuːs] ) is a town on the Middle Mosel in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is well-known for its winegrowing. The town is a state-recognized health resort (Erholungsort), seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues and birthplace of one of the most famous German polymaths, the medieval churchman and philosopher Nikolaus von Kues (Cusanus).

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.