Betzdorf, Germany

Betzdorf
Town
aerial view
aerial view
Coat of arms of Betzdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Betzdorf within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district
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Location of Betzdorf
Betzdorf is located in Germany
Betzdorf
Betzdorf
Location within Germany
Betzdorf is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Betzdorf
Betzdorf
Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
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, Rhein-Sieg-Express.of DB, RB90, RB93 and RB96 of DreiLänderBahn, a section of Hessische Landesbahn (HLB) and RB97 of Westerwaldbahn GmbH. There's also access to the public local bus lines 270, 271, 276, 278, 290, 291, 292, 293, 295, 296, N71, N72 and N73. Betzdorf is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), in the zone number 926. There also is a Park and ride carpark at the train station.

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.


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