Berndorf, Rhineland-Palatinate

Berndorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde. It is a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gerolstein, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Coat of arms of Berndorf
Location of Berndorf within Vulkaneifel district
Berndorf in DAU.svg
Coordinates: 50°18′20″N 6°42′02″E / 50.30556°N 6.70056°E / 50.30556; 6.70056Coordinates: 50°18′20″N 6°42′02″E / 50.30556°N 6.70056°E / 50.30556; 6.70056
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictVulkaneifel
Municipal assoc.Gerolstein
Government
 • MayorEgon Klaes
Area
 • Total9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Elevation
485 m (1,591 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total539
 • Density58.97/km2 (152.74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54578
Vehicle registrationDAU
Websitewww.berndorf-vulkaneifel.de
Fortress church

Geography

Location

Berndorf lies between Hillesheim and Kerpen, southwest of the latter in the Vulkaneifel.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[1]

Famous people

Anton Schütz (born 19 April 1894 in Berndorf, died 6 October 1977), well-known artist in New York[2]

References

Other websites