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Gerolstein (Verbandsgemeinde)

Gerolstein
Coat of arms of Gerolstein
Location of Gerolstein
	    within Vulkaneifel district
Location of Gerolstein within Vulkaneifel district
Map
Interactive map of Gerolstein
Gerolstein is located in Germany
Gerolstein
Gerolstein
Location within Germany
Gerolstein is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Gerolstein
Gerolstein
Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°13′N 6°39′E / 50.217°N 6.650°E / 50.217; 6.650
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictVulkaneifel
SeatGerolstein
Subdivisions38 municipalities
Area
 • Total
455.29 km2 (175.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[1]
 • Total
30,367
 • Density66.698/km2 (172.75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Websitewww.gerolstein.de

Gerolstein is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district Vulkaneifel, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Gerolstein. On 1 January 2019 it was expanded with the municipalities of the former Verbandsgemeinden Hillesheim and Obere Kyll.

The Verbandsgemeinde Gerolstein consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[2][3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
  2. ↑ "Informationen der "neuen" Verbandsgemeindeverwaltung Gerolstein". gerolstein.org (in German). 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Verbandsgemeinde Gerolstein".