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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Vulkaneifel |
| Municipal assoc. | Gerolstein |
| Mayor | Karl-Heinz Schwartz (CDU) |
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| Area | 64. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' The Vulkaneifel is a region in the northwest of Rhineland-Palatinate covering an area which goes from the Rhein between Andernach and Koblenz to the area around Manderscheid A Verbandsgemeinde (plural Verbandsgemeinden) is an administrative unit unique to the German Bundesland (federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate Gerolstein is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality" in the district Vulkaneifel, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 33 km² (24. 8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 358 m (1175 ft) |
| Population | 7,581 (30/06/2006) |
| - Density | 118 /km² (305 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | DAU |
| Postal code | 54568 |
| Area code | 06591 |
| Website | www.gerolsteiner-land.de |
Gerolstein is a municipality and health resort in western Germany. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is part of the district of Daun, in the state Rhineland-Palatinate. The Vulkaneifel is a region in the northwest of Rhineland-Palatinate covering an area which goes from the Rhein between Andernach and Koblenz to the area around Manderscheid Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Gerolstein is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gerolstein. A Verbandsgemeinde (plural Verbandsgemeinden) is an administrative unit unique to the German Bundesland (federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate Gerolstein is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality" in the district Vulkaneifel, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
It is attractively situated on the river Kyll, in the Eifel mountains, approximately 350 meters above the sea. The Kyll (ˈkɪl noted by the Roman poet Ausonius, is a 142 km long River in western Germany ( North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia and northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Gerolstein is connected by rail with Cologne and Trier. Trier (Trèves Luxembourgish: Tréier; Augusta Treverorum is a City in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. The castle of Gerolstein, known locally as Burg Gerhardstein, built in 1115 and now in ruins, affords a fine view of the Kyll valley. Gerolstein is celebrated for its lithia waters, which are bottled by Gerolsteiner Brunnen, sponsor of road bicycle racing's Team Gerolsteiner. Lithia water is Mineral water containing Lithium Salts Lithia water can occur naturally in spring form Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The Team Gerolsteiner ( UCI Team Code GST) is a German Road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. Gerolsteiner Sprudel (mineral water) is also exported.
Gerolstein is also the name of a fictional country in Central Europe, a subject of Jacques Offenbach's opéra bouffe la Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein). Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Jacques Offenbach (born Jacob Offenbach 20 June 1819 in Cologne &ndash 5 October 1880 in Paris) was a German La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein ( The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein) is an Opéra bouffe, or Operetta, in three acts and four tableaux by Jacques Offenbach
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