Betzdorf-Gebhardshain

Betzdorf-Gebhardshain is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Betzdorf. It was formed on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former Verbandsgemeinden Betzdorf and Gebhardshain.

Betzdorf-Gebhardshain
Verbandsgemeinde
Location of Betzdorf-Gebhardshain within Landkreis Altenkirchen district
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Coordinates: 50°47′16″N 7°52′28″E / 50.787738°N 7.874415°E / 50.787738; 7.874415
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Landkreis Altenkirchen
Subdivisions	17 Gemeinden
Government
• Mayor (2016–24)	Bernd Brato^[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	73.51 km^2 (28.38 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-31)^[2]
• Total	26,226
• Density	360/km^2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	AK
Website	www.vg-bg.de

The Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):^[3]

	Municipality	Area (km²)	Population
	Alsdorf	5.93	1,467
	Betzdorf *	9.57	10,082
	Dickendorf	1.45	348
	Elben	2.38	335
	Elkenroth	8.15	1,788
	Fensdorf	2.17	394
	Gebhardshain	5.97	1,918
	Grünebach	2.52	523
	Kausen	3.61	784
	Malberg	4.31	967
	Molzhain	2.91	544
	Nauroth	6.86	1,110
	Rosenheim	4.10	760
	Scheuerfeld	2.66	2,021
	Steinebach/Sieg	4.55	1,240
	Steineroth	2.53	578
	Wallmenroth	3.84	1,164
	Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain	73.51	26,023

^* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

References

1. Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
3. Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.