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Bernkastel-Kues
Sign in to savethumb|Copper engraving after Matthäus Merian thumb|upright|Town Hall thumb|upright|Spitzhäuschen thumb|Marketplace thumb|Ruins of Landshut CastleBernkastel-Kues () is a town on the Middle Mosel in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is well-known for its winegrowing. The town is a state-recognized health resort (Erholungsort), seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues and birthplace of one of the most famous German polymaths, the medieval churchman and philosopher Nikolaus von Kues (Cusanus).
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It is catalogued under topics including Bernkastel-Wittlich and Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_photo
- Aerial image of the Moselle in Bernkastel-Kues (view from the southeast).jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Bernkastel-Kues
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Bernkastel-Kues COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Bernkastel-Kues in WIL.svg
- German location.state
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- German location.district
- Bernkastel-Wittlich
- German location.Verbandsgemeinde
- Bernkastel-Kues
- German location.elevation
- 110
- German location.area
- 23.71
- German location.postal_code
- 54470
- German location.area_code
- 06531
- German location.licence
- WIL, BKS
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 07 2 31 008
- German location.website
- www.bernkastel.de
- German location.mayor
- Wolfgang Port
- German location.leader_term
- 2019–24
- German location.party
- CDU
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Bernkastel-Wittlich
- Population
- 7205
- Area
- 23.71
- Elevation
- 110
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Moselle
- Shares border with
- Zeltingen-Rachtig
- Official website
- www.bernkastel.de
- Image
- Aerial image of the Moselle in Bernkastel-Kues (view from the southeast).jpg
- Dialing code
- 06531
- Licence plate code
- BKS
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- Bernkastel-Kues
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- twinned administrative body
- Otmuchów
- Commons category
- Bernkastel-Kues
- postal code
- 54470
- short name
- Bkk
- P8168
- 13 Farvardin
- hashtag
- BernkastelKues
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Encyclopedic overview
32 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Neighbouring municipalities
- Constituent communities
- Population structure
- Climate
- History
- Middle ages
- Modern history
- Politics
- Town council
- Mayors
- Coat of arms
- Culture and sightseeing
- Regular events
- Economy and infrastructure
- Public institutions
- Education
- Authorities
- Established businesses
- Winegrowing
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Water
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- In popular culture
- Panorama
- Further reading
- References
- External links
thumb|Copper engraving after Matthäus Merian thumb|upright|Town Hall thumb|upright|Spitzhäuschen thumb|Marketplace thumb|Ruins of Landshut CastleBernkastel-Kues () is a town on the Middle Mosel in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is well-known for its winegrowing. The town is a state-recognized health resort (Erholungsort), seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues and birthplace of one of the most famous German polymaths, the medieval churchman and philosopher Nikolaus von Kues (Cusanus).
==Geography== ===Location=== Bernkastel-Kues lies in the Mosel valley, roughly from Trier. The greatest elevation is the Olymp (415 m above sea level), and the lowest point (107 m above sea level) lies on the Mosel's banks. The municipal area totals 23 657 101 m2, of which 7 815 899 m2 is used for agriculture, thereby making Bernkastel-Kues one of the Middle Moselle's biggest towns by land area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bernkastel-Kues” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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