Hermeskeil
Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hermeskeil (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁməskaɪl]) is a city in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Hunsrück, approx. 25 km southeast of Trier. Its population is about 5,900.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hermeskeil within Trier-Saarburg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°39′26″N 6°56′56″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Trier-Saarburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Hermeskeil |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Lena Weber[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.85 km2 (11.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,013 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54411 |
| Dialling codes | 06503 |
| Vehicle registration | TR |
| Website | www.hermeskeil.de |
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Hermeskeil is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hermeskeil.
The old locomotive depot, Bahnbetriebswerk Hermeskeil is now a museum housing German steam engines.
The Flugausstellung aircraft museum displays more than 100 aircraft and is the largest private museum of that kind in Europe.
A Gaulish burial of the 1st century AD was discovered in a field near Hermeskeil in 2009.[3]
A Roman castrum has been identified in 2015: it is the only castrum created by Julius Caesar inside Magna Germania, when he crossed the Rhine river in 53 BC[4]
Wikipedia links
- (in German) Link to German page Hermeskeil
- (in German) Link to information page about Flugausstellung aircraft museum
- (in German) de:Römerlager Hermeskeil
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