- Bernkastel-Wittlich
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Bernkastel-Wittlich
state=Rhineland-Palatinate
former regierungsbezirk=Trier
capital=Wittlich
area=1178
population=113,800
population_as_of=1999
density=97
carsign=WIL
url= [http://www.bernkastel-wittlich.de bernkastel-wittlich.de]
Bernkastel-Wittlich is a district in
Rhineland-Palatinate ,Germany . It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts ofVulkaneifel ,Cochem-Zell ,Rhein-Hunsrück , Birkenfeld,Trier-Saarburg andBitburg-Prüm .History
The district was established in
1969 by merging the former districts of Bernkastel and Wittlich.Geography
The district is situated on both banks of the
Moselle River , which crosses the territory from southwest to northeast. On either sides the country is rising to the mountain chains of theEifel in the north and theHunsrück in the south. A great number of affluents come from the Eifel mountains and join the Moselle River. In the very south of the district there is the Erbeskopf (818 m), the highest peak of the Hunsrück and of Rhineland-Palatinate.Coat of arms
partner region
At one time, the Borough of Milton Keynes was the partner region of the district of Bernkastel-Wittlichref_label | yearbook | 1 | a .
External links
* [http://www.bernkastel-wittlich.de Official website] (German)
References
* ^ Kreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Jahrbuch 1982 (page 23ff.), 1982
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