Irrel | |
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Coordinates: 49°50′50″N 06°27′22″E / 49.84722°N 6.45611°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm |
Municipal assoc. | Südeifel |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Herbert Theis[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,705 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 54666 |
Dialling codes | 06525 |
Vehicle registration | BIT |
Website | Irrel at site www.suedeifelinfo.de |
Irrel is a municipality in the district Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Eifel, near the border with Luxembourg, at the confluence of the rivers Prüm and Nims. It is located approximately 15 km south-west of Bitburg and 5 km north-east of Echternach.
Irrel was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Irrel. Since 1 July 2014 it is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Südeifel.[3]