Idar-Oberstein
town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Idar-Oberstein is a town in Birkenfeld in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. About 30,000 people lived there.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Idar-Oberstein within Birkenfeld district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°42′41″N 7°18′47″E / 49.71139°N 7.31306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Birkenfeld |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2014–22) | Frank Frühauf[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.56 km2 (35.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 28,423 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55743 |
| Dialling codes | 06781, 06784 |
| Vehicle registration | BIR |
| Website | www.idar-oberstein.de |
Idar-Oberstein is known as a gemstone and garrison town. It is also the largest town in the Hunsrück.
Actor Bruce Willis was born here.
Twin towns change
Idar-Oberstein is twinned with:
Achicourt, France- Les Mureaux, France
Margate, England, United Kingdom
Turnov, Czech Republic
References change
- ↑ Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
Other websites change
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