Bendorf Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:DEU Bendorf COA.svg
Coordinates:50.4297°N 7.5703°W
Image Plan:Bendorf in MYK.png
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Mayen-Koblenz
Elevation:115
Area:24.07
Postal Code:56170
Area Code:02622
Licence:MYK
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 1 37 203
Website:www.bendorf.de
Mayor:Christoph Mohr[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 28
Party:SPD

Bendorf (pronounced as /de/) is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 7km (04miles) north of Koblenz.

Structure of the town

The town consists of the following districts:

Economy

From the 18th century Bendorf was dominated by mining and the metallurgical industry. The most imposing relic of this era is the Sayner Hütte (Sayn mine works). The ores of the Bendorfer mine works came from the Trierischer Loh iron-ore mine. The Rhine port of Bendorf dates from 1900. In addition to handling clay and basalt it has the largest oil-storage facilities between Mainz and Cologne.

Today the former industrial city is home to many retail stores. Bendorf Focus is an association of traders, the aim of which is to improve the local economy.

The Bendorf Vierwindenhöhe FM radio transmitter is situated on the hill known as Vierwindenhöhe.

In literature

Heinrich Böll's short story Wanderer, kommst du nach Spa... is set in Bendorf.

Personalities

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/direktwahlen/wahl-der-buergermeister-verbandsfreier-gemeinden/ Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden