Birkenfeld

Birkenfeld
View of the town from the Burgberg
View of the town from the Burgberg
Coat of arms of Birkenfeld
Location of Birkenfeld within Birkenfeld district
Birkenfeld is located in Germany
Birkenfeld
Birkenfeld
Birkenfeld is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Birkenfeld
Birkenfeld
Coordinates: 49°39′N 7°11′E / 49.650°N 7.183°E / 49.650; 7.183
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBirkenfeld
Municipal assoc.Birkenfeld
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Miroslaw Kowalski[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
13.58 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
7,220
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55765
Dialling codes06782
Vehicle registrationBIR
Websitewww.stadt-birkenfeld.de
Schloss Birkenfeld, now a castle ruin (Matthäus Merian 17th century)
Birkenfeld in Oldenburg times, 1829
The "new" (Oldenburg) Schloss

Birkenfeld (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪʁkŋ̍fɛlt]) is a town and the district seat of the Birkenfeld district in southwest Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde. The town itself has approximately 7,000 inhabitants.

  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.