- Blankenheim, North Rhine-Westphalia
Infobox German Location
Name = Blankenheim
Wappen = Wappen von Blankenheim.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 25 |lat_sec = 59
lon_deg = 06 |lon_min = 39 |lon_sec = 00
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Nordrhein-Westfalen
Regierungsbezirk = Köln
Kreis = Euskirchen
Höhe = 455
Fläche = 148.62
Einwohner = 8785
Stand = 2004-12-31
PLZ = 53945
Vorwahl = 02449 & 02697
Kfz = EU
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 66 008
Gliederung = 17
Adresse = Rathausplatz 16
53945 Blankenheim
Website = [http://www.blankenheim-ahr.de/ www.blankenheim-ahr.de]
Bürgermeister = Rolf Hartmann
Partei = CDU
image_photo=Burg Blankenheim.jpg
image_caption=Castle Blankenheim.Blankenheim is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of
North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany .Geography
Blankenheim is located in the
Eifel hills, approx. 27 km south-west ofEuskirchen . The riverAhr has its source in the centre of Blankenheim, in the cellar of a half timbered house.History
In the year
721 Blankenheim is mentioned for the first time as "Blancio" in a document. Today the municipality is called in Eifeldialect as "Blangem" and has got a long carnival tradition.External links
* [http://www.blankenheim-ahr.de Official website] de icon
* [http://www.blankenheim.de/english.htm Tourist info]
* [http://www.eifelmuseum-blankenheim.de Eifel Museum Blankenheim] de icon
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