Bendorf
Bendorf | |
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Coat of arms of Bendorf Coat of arms | |
Location of Bendorf
within Mayen-Koblenz district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mayen-Koblenz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–28) | Christoph Mohr[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56170 |
| Dialling codes | 02622 |
| Vehicle registration | MYK |
| Website | www.bendorf.de |
Bendorf (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛndɔʁf] Audio file "De-Bendorf.ogg" not found) is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 7 kilometres (4 miles) north of Koblenz.
Structure of the town
[edit | edit source]The town consists of the following districts:
- Bendorf
- Sayn
- Mülhofen
- Stromberg
Economy
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From the 18th century, Bendorf was dominated by mining and the metallurgical industry. The most imposing relic of this era is the Sayner Hütte (Sayn mine works). The ores of the Bendorfer mine works came from the Trierischer Loh iron-ore mine. The Rhine port of Bendorf dates from 1900. In addition to handling clay and basalt, it has the largest oil-storage facilities between Mainz and Cologne.
Today the former industrial city is home to many retail stores. Bendorf Focus is an association of traders, the aim of which is to improve the local economy.
The Bendorf Vierwindenhöhe FM radio transmitter is situated on the hill known as Vierwindenhöhe.
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Bendorf (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.5 (1.63) |
34.4 (1.35) |
44.6 (1.76) |
36.1 (1.42) |
59.1 (2.33) |
65.8 (2.59) |
75.9 (2.99) |
62.1 (2.44) |
62.6 (2.46) |
49.3 (1.94) |
52.6 (2.07) |
52.8 (2.08) |
630.0 (24.80) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.1 | 13.9 | 16.0 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 177.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.9 | 80.5 | 74.0 | 69.4 | 70.3 | 70.6 | 70.7 | 70.9 | 78.4 | 82.1 | 85.0 | 85.4 | 76.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 52.2 | 68.0 | 118.8 | 177.6 | 195.1 | 202.3 | 192.2 | 197.4 | 137.9 | 94.7 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 1,486.4 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
In literature
[edit | edit source]Heinrich Böll's short story Wanderer, kommst du nach Spa... is set in Bendorf.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Georg Bauer (1900-1983), politician (SPD), Member of Landtag Rhineland-Palatinate, honorary citizen of the city of Bendorf
- Bernard Borggreve (1836-1914), forestry scientist
- Caspar Max Brosius (1825-1910), physician and psychiatrist
- Friedrich Albrecht Erlenmeyer (1849-1926), physician and psychiatrist
- Antonio Flores (born 1972), football manager and former player
- Jenny Groß (born 1986), politician (CDU)
- Stefan Haben (born 1987), footballer
- Dirk Henn (born 1960), board game designer
- Hermann Junker (1877-1962), egyptologist and Catholic priest
- Ralph Kaufmann (born 1969), mathematician
- Hans Werner Kettenbach (pseudonym: Christian Ohlig ) (born 1928), journalist, writer and screenwriter
- Engelbert Krauskopf (1820-1881), German-American settler, gunsmith, and naturalist
- Alexander Müller (born 1969), politician
- Jutta Nardenbach (1968-2018), footballer
- Theodor Wiegand (1864-1936), archaeologist
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- File:Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Bendorf travel guide from Wikivoyage
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