Bendorf

Bendorf
Saint Medard Church

Coat of arms
Bendorf
Location of Bendorf within Mayen-Koblenz district
Coordinates: 50°25′47″N 7°34′13″E / 50.42972°N 7.57028°E / 50.42972; 7.57028Coordinates: 50°25′47″N 7°34′13″E / 50.42972°N 7.57028°E / 50.42972; 7.57028
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Mayen-Koblenz
Government
 • Mayor Michael Kessler (CDU)
Area
 • Total 24.07 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Elevation 115 m (377 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 16,863
 • Density 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56170
Dialling codes 02622
Vehicle registration MYK
Website www.bendorf.de

Bendorf is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 7 kilometres (4 miles) north of Koblenz.

Structure of the town

The town consists of the following districts:

  • Bendorf
  • Sayn
  • Mülhofen
  • Stromberg

Economy

From the 18th century Bendorf was dominated by mining and the metallurgical industry. The most imposing relic of this era is the Sayner Hütte (Sayn mine works). The ores of the Bendorfer mine works came from the Trierischer Loh iron-ore mine. The Rhine port of Bendorf dates from 1900. In addition to handling clay and basalt it has the largest oil-storage facilities between Mainz and Cologne.

Today the former industrial city is home to many retail stores. Bendorf Focus is an association of traders, the aim of which is to improve the local economy.

The Bendorf Vierwindenhöhe FM radio transmitter is situated on the hill known as Vierwindenhöhe.

In Literature

Heinrich Böll's short story Wanderer, kommst du nach Spa... is set in Bendorf.

Personalities

  • Theodor Wiegand (1864-1936), archaeologist
  • Hermann Junker (1877-1962), born in Bendorf, egyptologist and Catholic priest
  • Georg Bauer (1900-1983), German politician (SPD), Member of Landtag Rhineland-Palatinate, honorary citizen of the city of Bendorf
  • Hans Werner Kettenbach (pseudonym: Christian Ohlig ) (born 1928), journalist, writer and screenwriter
  • Hans Müller (born 1949), politician, member of the Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament 2005-2012 (SPD)
  • Jutta Nardenbach (1968-2018), soccer player

References

  1. ↑ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz "Bevölkerungsstand 2017 - Gemeindeebene" Check |url= value (help). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2018.
  • Media related to Bendorf at Wikimedia Commons
  • Bendorf travel guide from Wikivoyage
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