Birkweiler

Coordinates: 49°12′21″N 8°02′11″E / 49.20583°N 8.03639°E / 49.20583; 8.03639
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Birkweiler
Coat of arms of Birkweiler
Location of Birkweiler within Südliche Weinstraße district
Birkweiler is located in Germany
Birkweiler
Birkweiler
Birkweiler is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Birkweiler
Birkweiler
Coordinates: 49°12′21″N 8°02′11″E / 49.20583°N 8.03639°E / 49.20583; 8.03639
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictSüdliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc.Landau-Land
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Bernd Flaxmeyer[1]
Area
 • Total4.99 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation
189 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total724
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76831
Dialling codes06345
Vehicle registrationSÜW
Websitewww.birkweiler.de

Birkweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Location[edit]

The municipality is a typical wine village on the German Wine Route in the Siebelding valley at the foot of the Hohenberg (556 m with an observation tower).

Catholic church of St. Bartholomäus

References[edit]

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.