Breitscheid, Mainz-Bingen
Breitscheid is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Breitscheid | |
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_COA.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Breitscheid within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
  Breitscheid  Breitscheid | |
| Coordinates: 50°03′25″N 7°42′29″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Nahe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norbert Kröber |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 140 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55422 |
| Dialling codes | 06743 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
Geography
Location
Breitscheid lies in the Hunsrück between Koblenz and Bad Kreuznach. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds. The placename comes from the Middle High German breit and -scheid: “wooded ridge”.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 5 council members who were elected by majority vote in a municipal election held on 2 March 2008.
Coat of arms
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per pale argent a cross sable and gules in chief sinister a mullet of six, and in base a mound royal ensigned with a cross crosslet Or.
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Breitscheid (Hunsrück). |
- Official website
(in German)
