Veldenz
Veldenz | |
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The village of Veldenz as seen from Veldenz Castle | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′26″N 7°1′33″E / 49.89056°N 7.02583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bernkastel-Wittlich |
| Municipal assoc. | Bernkastel-Kues |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Norbert Sproß |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 967 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54472 |
| Dialling codes | 06534 |
| Vehicle registration | WIL |
| Website | www.veldenz.de |
Veldenz is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the former main seat of the County of Veldenz, once a prominent principality to which belonged 120 villages and towns now in Rhineland-Palatinate and northern Alsace and Lorraine.