Dierdorf
Dierdorf | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Dierdorf
within Neuwied district | |
Location of Dierdorf | |
Dierdorf Dierdorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′56″N 7°39′34″E / 50.54889°N 7.65944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Neuwied |
| Municipal assoc. | Dierdorf |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Ulrich Schreiber |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.98 km2 (12.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 6,026 |
| • Density | 188.4/km2 (488.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56269 |
| Dialling codes | 02689 |
| Vehicle registration | NR |
| Website | www.dierdorf.de |
Dierdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːɐ̯dɔʁf] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km northeast of Neuwied, and 20 km north of Koblenz.
From the end of the 17th century until 1824, it was the seat of the counts and princes of Wied-Runkel, who resided at Dierdorf Castle, which was demolished in 1902.
Dierdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Dierdorf.