Grafschaft, Rhineland

Grafschaft is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bonn.

Grafschaft
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Grafschaft within Ahrweiler district
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Coordinates: 50°34′17″N 7°05′49″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Ahrweiler
Government
• Mayor (2020–28)	Achim Juchem[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	57.55 km2 (22.22 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	10,998
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53501
Dialling codes	02641; 02225 (Ortsteile Eckendorf und Gelsdorf)
Vehicle registration	AW
Website	www.gemeinde-grafschaft.de

Grafschaft is famous for its Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup, a PGI-protected sugar-beet syrup.

The following 17 villages belong to Grafschaft:

• Alteheck
• Beller
• Bengen
• Birresdorf
• Bölingen
• Eckendorf
• Esch
• Gelsdorf
• Holzweiler
• Karweiler
• Lantershofen
• Leimersdorf
• Niederich
• Nierendorf
• Oeverich
• Ringen
• Vettelhoven

The total population is 10,900 inhabitants (2020).

It has been used as a special stage for the Rallye Deutschland.

It contains the headquarters for Haribo; the company's head office moved there from Bonn in April 2018.^[3]

References

1. Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.
2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
3. "Haribo is leaving Kessenich – almost". General-Anzeiger. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

External links

• Website