Breitscheidt is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Location of Breitscheidt
within Altenkirchen district  | |
 Location of Breitscheidt | |
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| Coordinates: 50°45′18″N 7°39′41″E / 50.75500°N 7.66139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Altenkirchen |
| Municipal assoc. | Hamm (Sieg) |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Helmut Rötzel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,028 |
| • Density | 281/km2 (727/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57539 |
| Dialling codes | 02682 |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www.hamm-sieg.de |
Transport
editThe train station Breitscheidt is located at the Engers–Au railway and served by the trains of line RB90 (Limburg - Diez Ost - Westerburg - Hachenburg - Altenkirchen - Au (Sieg) - Betzdorf (Sieg) - Siegen), it is located on the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM). Also the local bus lines 284, 287 and 288 run in Breitscheidt.
References
edit- ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
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