Bassenheim

Bassenheim
Aerial view
Location of Bassenheim within Mayen-Koblenz district

Location of Bassenheim
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
 • Total
14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,967
 • Density201.0/km2 (520.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56220
Dialling codes02625
Vehicle registrationMYK
Websitewww.bassenheim.de

Bassenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbasn̩haɪm]) 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

Bassenheim is twinned with:

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

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
  3. ^ Bassenheim.de Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine