Oberwesel

Oberwesel
Location of Oberwesel within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district

Location of Oberwesel
Oberwesel
Oberwesel
Coordinates: 50°06′27″N 7°43′35″E / 50.1075°N 7.7264°E / 50.1075; 7.7264
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.St. Goar-Oberwesel
Subdivisions4
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Marius Stiehl (CDU)
Area
 • Total
18.08 km2 (6.98 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
 • Total
2,899
 • Density160.3/km2 (415.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55430
Dialling codes06744
Vehicle registrationSIM
Websitewww.st.goar-oberwesel.de

Oberwesel (German pronunciation: [oːbɐˈveːzl̩] ) is a town on the Middle Rhine in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein, whose seat is in Emmelshausen.