Boppard
Boppard
Boppard am Rhein | |
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Boppard | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Boppard
within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
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Location of Boppard | |
Boppard Boppard | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′53″N 7°35′27″E / 50.23139°N 7.59083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–29) | Jörg Haseneier (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.88 km2 (28.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 15,593 |
| • Density | 208.2/km2 (539.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56154 |
| Dialling codes | 06741, 06742, 06745 |
| Vehicle registration | SIM |
| Website | www |
Boppard (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔpaʁt] ⓘ), formerly also spelled Boppart, is a town and municipality (since the 1976 inclusion of 9 neighbouring villages, Ortsbezirken) in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, lying in the Rhine Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is also a state-recognized tourism resort (Fremdenverkehrsort) and is a winegrowing centre.