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State: | Rhineland-Palatinate |
Adm. Region: | Koblenz |
Capital: | Koblenz |
Area: | 817.25 km² |
Inhabitants: | 212,344 (2001) |
pop. density: | 260 inh./km² |
Car identification: | MYK |
Homepage: | http://www.mayen-koblenz.de | Map |
Mayen-Koblenz is a district (Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ahrweiler, Neuwied, Westerwaldkreis, district-free Koblenz, Rhein-Lahn, Rhein-Hunsrück, Cochem-Zell, Daun.
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The district has partnership with the Borough of Waverley in Surrey in southern England since 1977.
The coat of arms combine the elements of the two precursor districts. The tree, a Maie, is taken from the Mayen district. The wavy line represents the two rivers Rhine and Moselle. The crown remembers that in Rhens the Councils of Electors met to choose the emporers and kings of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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