Wittlich

Wittlich (; Moselle Franconian: Wittlech) is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany, the seat of the Bernkastel-Wittlich district. Its historic town centre and the beauty of the surrounding countryside make the town a centre for tourism in southwest Germany.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_coa: DEU Wittlich COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Altes Rathaus am Markt, Wittlich.jpg
German location.image_caption: Old Town Hall
German location.image_plan: Wittlich in WIL.svg
German location.state: Rheinland-Pfalz
German location.district: Bernkastel-Wittlich
German location.elevation: 160
German location.area: 49.63
German location.postal_code: 54516
German location.area_code: 06571
German location.licence: WIL

Article

23 sections

Contents

Geography
Location
Constituent communities
History
Building projects in town
Politics
Town council
Coat of arms
Town partnerships
Culture and sightseeing
Sightseeing
Regular events
''Offener Kanal Wittlich''
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
Established businesses
Transport
Famous people
Honorary citizens
Sons and daughters of the town
Further reading
References
External links

Wittlich is the middle centre for a feeder area of 56 municipalities in the Eifel and Moselle area with a population of roughly 64,000. With some 18,000 inhabitants, Wittlich is the biggest town between Trier and Koblenz and the fourth biggest between Mainz and the Belgian border.