Urmitz

Urmitz
Location of Urmitz within Mayen-Koblenz district

Location of Urmitz
Urmitz
Urmitz
Coordinates: 50°24′51″N 7°31′11″E / 50.41417°N 7.51972°E / 50.41417; 7.51972
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.Weißenthurm
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Norbert Bahl[1]
Area
 • Total
3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,408
 • Density904/km2 (2,340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56220
Dialling codes02630
Vehicle registrationMYK
Websiteurmitz.de

Urmitz (German pronunciation: [ˈʊʁmɪt͡s] ) is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. In the 4th millennium BC it contained one of the largest fortified settlements of the time. This archaeological site has since been destroyed by modern construction.

Local council

The local council has 20 members.

The elections in 2014 showed the following results.[3]

Election SPD CDU Total
2014 12 8 20 seats
2009 12 8 20 seats
2004 12 8 20 seats

Transport

Mülheim-Kärlich (Formerly:Urmitz train station) is served by lines RB23 (Limburg - Diez - Bad Ems - Koblenz - Andernach - Mayen) as well as RB26 (Mainz - Bingen - Koblenz - Bonn - Cologne)

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. ^ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2014, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen