Breitscheid | |
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_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Breitscheid within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
 Location of Breitscheid | |
  Breitscheid  Breitscheid | |
| Coordinates:50°03′25″N7°42′29″E / 50.05694°N 7.70806°E /50.05694; 7.70806 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Nahe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019–24) | Marcel Rüdesheim[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 153 |
| • Density | 28.8/km2 (74.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55422 |
| Dialling codes | 06743 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
Breitscheid (German pronunciation:[ˈbʁaɪtˌʃaɪt]) is anOrtsgemeinde – amunicipality belonging to aVerbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in theMainz-Bingen district inRhineland-Palatinate,Germany.
Breitscheid lies in theHunsrück betweenKoblenz andBad Kreuznach. It belongs to theVerbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is inBingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds. The placename comes from theMiddle High Germanbreit and-scheid: “wooded ridge”.
The council is made up of five council members who were elected by majority vote in a municipal election held on 2 March 2008.
The municipality'sarms might be described thus: Per pale argent a cross sable and gules in chief sinister a mullet of six, and in base a mound royal ensigned with a cross crosslet Or.
AutobahnA 61 can be reached after a drive of roughly 10 km.
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