Simmern im Hunsrück

Simmern im Hunsrück
Location of Simmern im Hunsrück within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
Simmern im Hunsrück
Simmern im Hunsrück
Coordinates: 49°59′N 7°31′E / 49.983°N 7.517°E / 49.983; 7.517
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Simmern-Rheinböllen
Government
  Mayor (201924) Dr. Andreas Nikolay (CDU)
Area
  Total
11.96 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
8,155
  Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55469
Dialling codes06761
Vehicle registrationSIM, GOA
Websitewww.simmern.de

Simmern (German pronunciation: [ˈzɪmɐn] ; officially Simmern/Hunsrück) is a town of roughly 8,155 inhabitants (Dec. 2023) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the district seat of the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, and the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Simmern-Rheinböllen. In the Rhineland-Palatinate state development plan, it is set out as a middle centre.