Betzdorf, Germany

Betzdorf

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Betzdorf

Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E / 50.78556°N 7.87278°E / 50.78556; 7.87278Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E / 50.78556°N 7.87278°E / 50.78556; 7.87278
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Municipal assoc. Betzdorf
Government
  Mayor Bernd Brato (SPD)
Area
  Total 9.57 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 9,967
  Density 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 57501–57518
Dialling codes 02741
Vehicle registration AK
Website Stadt Betzdorf

Betzdorf is a town and municipality in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the district of Altenkirchen. Betzdorf is located on the river Sieg, approx. 15 km south-west of Siegen. Betzdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf. It is a railway junction with closed marshalling yard on the Sieg Railway, the Heller Valley Railway and the Daade Valley Railway.

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