Mendig

Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Mendig within Mayen-Koblenz district

(2019–24) Hans Peter Ammel^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total23.78 km² (9.18 sq mi)Elevation

220 m (720 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,128 • Density380/km² (990/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

56743

Dialling codes02652Vehicle registrationMYK, MYWebsitewww.stadt-mendig.de

Mendig (German: [ˈmɛndɪç] ^ⓘ) is a small town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north-east of Mayen, and 25 km west of Koblenz. Mendig is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Mendig.

The popular rockfestival Rock am Ring was held in Mendig in 2015 and 2016.

Personalities

Rosemarie Nitribitt (1933-1957), spent her childhood in foster care in the Mendig Kaplan-slip road
Andrea Nahles (born 1970), politician, Member of Bundestag (SPD) and a former Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, was born in Mendig

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.