MAYEN-KOBLENZ

'Mayen-Koblenz' is a district (''Kreis'') in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ahrweiler, Neuwied, Westerwaldkreis, district-free Koblenz, Rhein-Lahn, Rhein-Hunsrück, Cochem-Zell, and Vulkaneifel.

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History

Geography

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

History

The district was created in 1973 when the two districts, Mayen and Koblenz, were merged.
The district has been 'twinned' with the Borough of Waverley in Surrey in southern England since 1977.

Geography

The two main rivers of the district are the Rhine and the Moselle, which join at the ''Deutsches Eck'' in Koblenz. In the west of the district are the Eifel mountains. These also include the large lake, the ''Laacher See'', a volcanic caldera formed 12000 years ago.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The coat of arms combine the elements of the two precursor districts. The tree, a ''Maie'', is taken from the Mayen district. The wavy line represents the two rivers Rhine and Moselle. The crown is a reference to the fact that in Rhens the Councils of Electors took place to choose the emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire.

Towns and municipalities

''Verband''-free towns
#Andernach#Bendorf#Mayen

Verbandsgemeinden
★ '1. Maifeld'# Einig # Gappenach # Gering # Gierschnach # Kalt # Kerben # Kollig # Lonnig # Mertloch # Münstermaifeld2# Naunheim # Ochtendung # Pillig # Polch1, 2# Rüber # Trimbs # Welling # Wierschem ★ '2. Mendig'# Bell # Mendig1, 2# Rieden # Thür # Volkesfeld ★ '3. Pellenz' [seat: Andernach]# Kretz # Kruft # Nickenich # Plaidt # Saffig	★ '4. Rhens'# Brey # Rhens1, 2# Spay # Waldesch ★ '5. Untermosel'# Alken # Brodenbach # Burgen # Dieblich # Hatzenport # Kobern-Gondorf1# Lehmen # Löf # Macken # Niederfell # Nörtershausen # Oberfell # Winningen# Wolken ★ '6. Vallendar'# Niederwerth # Urbar # Vallendar1, 2# Weitersburg	★ '7. Vordereifel' [seat: Mayen] # Acht # Anschau # Arft # Baar # Bermel # Boos # Ditscheid # Ettringen # Hausten # Herresbach # Hirten # Kehrig # Kirchwald # Kottenheim # Langenfeld # Langscheid # Lind # Luxem # Monreal # Münk # Nachtsheim # Reudelsterz # Sankt Johann # Siebenbach # Virneburg # Weiler # Welschenbach ★ '8. Weißenthurm'# Bassenheim # Kaltenengers # Kettig # Mülheim-Kärlich2# Sankt Sebastian # Urmitz # Weißenthurm1, 2
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

External links

★ Official website (German)