Wittlich
Wittlich | |
|---|---|
Old Town Hall | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′13″N 06°53′23″E / 49.98694°N 6.88972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bernkastel-Wittlich |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Joachim Rodenkirch (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.63 km2 (19.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 19,718 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54516 |
| Dialling codes | 06571 |
| Vehicle registration | WIL |
| Website | www.wittlich.de |
Wittlich (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪtlɪç] ⓘ; Moselle Franconian: Wittlech) is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany, the seat of the Bernkastel-Wittlich district. Its historic town centre and the beauty of the surrounding countryside make the town a centre for tourism in southwest Germany.
Wittlich is the middle centre for a feeder area of 56 municipalities in the Eifel and Moselle area with a population of roughly 64,000. With some 18,000 inhabitants, Wittlich is the biggest town between Trier and Koblenz and the fourth biggest between Mainz and the Belgian border.