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Weiskirchen

Coordinates: 49°33′22″N 6°49′12″E / 49.55611°N 6.82000°E / 49.55611; 6.82000
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Weiskirchen
Municipality
Coat of arms of Weiskirchen
Coat of arms
Location of Weiskirchen within Merzig-Wadern district
Weiskirchen is located in Germany
Weiskirchen
Weiskirchen
Weiskirchen is located in Saarland
Weiskirchen
Weiskirchen
Coordinates: 49°33′22″N 6°49′12″E / 49.55611°N 6.82000°E / 49.55611; 6.82000
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictMerzig-Wadern
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2018–28) Wolfgang Hübschen[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total33.64 km2 (12.99 sq mi)
Highest elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Lowest elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,354
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66707–66709
Dialling codes06876
Vehicle registrationMZG
Websitewww.weiskirchen.de

Weiskirchen is a municipality in Merzig-Wadern in Saarland, Germany. It is in the Hunsrück, about 20 km northeast of Merzig and 25 km southeast of Trier.

Districts

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  • Konfeld
  • Rappweiler-Zwalbach
  • Thailen
  • Weierweiler
  • Weiskirchen

Mayors

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  • 1974–1982: Peter Kolling (CDU)
  • 1982–2002: Bernd Theobald (CDU)
  • 2002–2018: Werner Hero (CDU)
  • since 2018: Wolfgang Hübschen (CDU)

Twin towns

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References

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  1. ↑ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.

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