Bendorf

For Bendorf in Schleswig-Holstein, see Bendorf, Schleswig-Holstein. For Bendorf in France, see Bendorf, Haut-Rhin. For the Romanian village of Beneşti, called Bendorf in Hungarian and colloquially in Romanian, see Alţâna.

Bendorf (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛndɔʁf] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 7 kilometres (4 miles) north of Koblenz.

Bendorf
Town
Saint Medard Church
Coat of arms
Location of Bendorf within Mayen-Koblenz district
Bendorf Show map of Germany Bendorf Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°25′47″N 7°34′13″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mayen-Koblenz
Government
• Mayor (2020–28)	Christoph Mohr[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	17,208
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56170
Dialling codes	02622
Vehicle registration	MYK
Website	www.bendorf.de

Structure of the town

The town consists of the following districts:

• Bendorf
• Sayn
• Mülhofen
• Stromberg

Economy

From the 18th century, Bendorf was dominated by mining and the metallurgical industry. The most imposing relic of this era is the Sayner Hütte (Sayn mine works). The ores of the Bendorfer mine works came from the Trierischer Loh iron-ore mine. The Rhine port of Bendorf dates from 1900. In addition to handling clay and basalt, it has the largest oil-storage facilities between Mainz and Cologne.

Today the former industrial city is home to many retail stores. Bendorf Focus is an association of traders, the aim of which is to improve the local economy.

The Bendorf Vierwindenhöhe FM radio transmitter is situated on the hill known as Vierwindenhöhe.

Climate

Climate data for Bendorf (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.2 (41.4)	6.7 (44.1)	11.7 (53.1)	16.6 (61.9)	20.3 (68.5)	23.4 (74.1)	25.2 (77.4)	25.5 (77.9)	20.6 (69.1)	15.1 (59.2)	9.3 (48.7)	5.2 (41.4)	15.2 (59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.5 (36.5)	3.4 (38.1)	6.7 (44.1)	10.7 (51.3)	14.3 (57.7)	17.3 (63.1)	19.3 (66.7)	19.0 (66.2)	14.8 (58.6)	10.6 (51.1)	6.4 (43.5)	2.7 (36.9)	10.5 (50.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.3 (31.5)	0.2 (32.4)	2.7 (36.9)	5.3 (41.5)	9.0 (48.2)	12.0 (53.6)	13.8 (56.8)	13.6 (56.5)	10.4 (50.7)	7.0 (44.6)	3.8 (38.8)	0.3 (32.5)	6.3 (43.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	41.5 (1.63)	34.4 (1.35)	44.6 (1.76)	36.1 (1.42)	59.1 (2.33)	65.8 (2.59)	75.9 (2.99)	62.1 (2.44)	62.6 (2.46)	49.3 (1.94)	52.6 (2.07)	52.8 (2.08)	630.0 (24.80)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	15.1	13.9	16.0	12.6	14.4	13.8	15.7	13.4	13.4	15.1	17.5	17.3	177.6
Average relative humidity (%)	82.9	80.5	74.0	69.4	70.3	70.6	70.7	70.9	78.4	82.1	85.0	85.4	76.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours	52.2	68.0	118.8	177.6	195.1	202.3	192.2	197.4	137.9	94.7	42.9	40.0	1,486.4
Source: NOAA[3]

In literature

Heinrich Böll's short story Wanderer, kommst du nach Spa... is set in Bendorf.

Notable people

• Georg Bauer (1900-1983), politician (SPD), Member of Landtag Rhineland-Palatinate, honorary citizen of the city of Bendorf
• Bernard Borggreve (1836-1914), forestry scientist
• Caspar Max Brosius (1825-1910), physician and psychiatrist
• Friedrich Albrecht Erlenmeyer (1849-1926), physician and psychiatrist
• Antonio Flores (born 1972), football manager and former player
• Stefan Haben (born 1987), footballer
• Dirk Henn (born 1960), board game designer
• Hermann Junker (1877-1962), egyptologist and Catholic priest
• Ralph Kaufmann (born 1969), mathematician
• Hans Werner Kettenbach (pseudonym: Christian Ohlig ) (born 1928), journalist, writer and screenwriter
• Engelbert Krauskopf (1820-1881), German-American settler, gunsmith, and naturalist
• Alexander Müller (born 1969), politician
• Jutta Nardenbach (1968-2018), footballer
• Theodor Wiegand (1864-1936), archaeologist