Betzdorf, Germany

Betzdorf
aerial view
aerial view
Coat of arms of Betzdorf
Location of Betzdorf within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district
KirchenHerdorfBetzdorfEichenWissenBruchertseifenHamm (Sieg)AltenkirchenNorth Rhine-WestphaliaNeuwied (district)WesterwaldkreisNeuwied (district)
Location of Betzdorf
Betzdorf is located in Germany
Betzdorf
Betzdorf
Betzdorf is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Betzdorf
Betzdorf
Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E / 50.78556°N 7.87278°E / 50.78556; 7.87278
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAltenkirchen (Westerwald)
Municipal assoc.Betzdorf-Gebhardshain
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Johannes Behner (CDU)
Area
 • Total
9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[1]
 • Total
10,401
 • Density1,090/km2 (2,820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57501–57518
Dialling codes02741
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitewww.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.

It is twinned (sister city) with the towns of Ross-on-Wye, England[2] and Decize, France.[3]

Transport

Betzdorf train station

The Betzdorf train station is served by five railway lines (RE9, RB90, RB93, RB96 and RB97).

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
  2. ^ "Twinning". Ross-on-Wye Town Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Betzdorfs Städtepartnerschaften". Retrieved 25 Apr 2026.