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Bassenheim

Coordinates: 50°21′35″N 07°27′42″E / 50.35972°N 7.46167°E / 50.35972; 7.46167
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Bassenheim
Aerial view
Aerial view
Coat of arms of Bassenheim
Location of Bassenheim within Mayen-Koblenz district
Bassenheim is located in Germany
Bassenheim
Bassenheim
Bassenheim is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Bassenheim
Bassenheim
Coordinates: 50°21′35″N 07°27′42″E / 50.35972°N 7.46167°E / 50.35972; 7.46167
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.Weißenthurm
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Natalja Kronenberg[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,901
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56220
Dialling codes02625
Vehicle registrationMYK
Websitewww.bassenheim.de

Bassenheim is a municipality in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Weißenthurm. It is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) away from Koblenz. The municipal council consists of 20 people, 13 of them from the CDU and 7 from the SPD.

International relations

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Bassenheim is twinned with:

  • Poland Pasym, Poland (originally a German town with a near-identical name, Passenheim)[3]

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Bassenheim.de Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine