Konz (Latin: Contionacum) is a city in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Saar and Moselle, approx. 8 km southwest of Trier.
Konz | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Konz within Trier-Saarburg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°42′N 6°35′E / 49.700°N 6.583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Trier-Saarburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Konz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Joachim Weber[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.54 km2 (17.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 18,403 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54329 |
| Dialling codes | 06501 |
| Vehicle registration | TR |
| Website | www |
Konz is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Konz. The following villages are part of the municipality Konz:
- Canet
- Filzen
- Hamm
- Karthaus
- Könen
- Krettnach
- Kommlingen
- Niedermennig
- Oberemmel
- Obermennig
- Roscheid
- Pellingen
History
editFrom 18 July 1946 until 6 June 1947 Konz, in its then municipal boundary, formed part of the Saar Protectorate.
Population
edit| Locality | December 2007 | December 2008 |
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| Konz | 12,193 | 12,238 |
| Filzen | 370 | 356 |
| Hamm | 106 | 111 |
| Kommlingen | 393 | 395 |
| Könen | 2304 | 2275 |
| Krettnach | 494 | 494 |
| Niedermennig | 858 | 870 |
| Oberemmel | 1627 | 1637 |
| Obermennig | 277 | 281 |
As of February 2024, the general population is 19,142. [3]
Museums
editReferences
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Trier-Saarburg, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ "Gemeindestatistik - HTML".
External links
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