Virneburg | |
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 Virneburg | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Virneburg within Mayen-Koblenz district
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 Location of Virneburg | |
  Virneburg  Virneburg | |
| Coordinates:50°20′32″N7°4′44″E / 50.34222°N 7.07889°E /50.34222; 7.07889 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mayen-Koblenz |
| Municipal assoc. | Vordereifel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019–24) | Torsten Zilles[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 382 |
| • Density | 71.3/km2 (185/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56729 |
| Dialling codes | 02656 |
| Vehicle registration | MYK |
| Website | www.virneburg-eifel.de |
Virneburg (German pronunciation:[ˈfɪʁnəbʊʁk]) is a municipality in thedistrict of Mayen-Koblenz inRhineland-Palatinate, westernGermany.Virneburg Castle is located in the village.
Virneburg is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel. Next towns are Mayen in the East and Adenau in the West. The average height is 402 meters above NN. Virneburg is in a valley surrounded by four mountains. In the middle of Virneburg there is a fifth mountain on which the Virneburg ruin was built.
The County of Virneburg was a territory of theHoly Roman Empire between Mayen and Adenau, near the city of Koblenz. It existed between the 11th and the 18th century. It is located in what is now the region of Rheinland-Pfalz.
