Baumholder
Baumholder | |
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Corpse Gate Tower | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Baumholder
within Birkenfeld district
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Location of Baumholder | |
Baumholder Baumholder | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′45″N 7°20′05″E / 49.61250°N 7.33472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Birkenfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Günther Jung |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.19 km2 (26.71 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 4,538 |
| • Density | 65.59/km2 (169.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55774 |
| Dialling codes | 06783 |
| Vehicle registration | BIR |
| Website | www.baumholder.de |
Baumholder (German pronunciation: [baʊmˈhɔldɐ] ⓘ) is a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, in the Westrich, an historic region that encompasses areas in both Germany and France. The town of Baumholder is the administrative seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde, a state-recognised tourism resort and, according to state planning, a middle centre.