Betzdorf, Germany

Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Betzdorf within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district

(2019–24) Benjamin Geldsetzer^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total9.57 km² (3.69 sq mi)Elevation

211 m (692 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total10,223 • Density1,100/km² (2,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

57501–57518

Dialling codes02741Vehicle registrationAKWebsitewww.vg-bg.de/betzdorf/

Betzdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtsdɔʁf]) is a town and municipality in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Betzdorf is part of the district of Altenkirchen. Betzdorf is located on the river Sieg, approx. 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of Siegen. Betzdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain. Betzdorf (Sieg) station is a railway junction with closed marshalling yard on the Sieg Railway, the Betzdorf–Haiger railway and the Betzdorf–Daaden railway [de; nl].

It is twinned with the town of Ross-on-Wye, England.^[3]

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
^ "Twinning". Ross-on-Wye Town Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.