Dierdorf

Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Dierdorf within Neuwied district

(2019–24) Thomas Vis^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total31.90 km² (12.32 sq mi)Elevation

240 m (790 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total5,977 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

56269

Dialling codes02689Vehicle registrationNRWebsitewww.dierdorf.de

Dierdorf is a town in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km northeast of Neuwied, and 20 km north of Koblenz.

Dierdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Dierdorf.

Local council

The elections in May 2014 showed the following results.

^[3]

Election	SPD	CDU	FDP	Free Voters	Total
2014	6	12	2	2	22 Seats
2009	8	9	3	2	22 Seats

Sister city

Dierdorf is the sister city of Fountain Hills (USA), Courtisols (France) and Krotoszyn (Poland).

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Sons and daughters of the town

Eva Grebel (born 1966), astronomer, professor at the Center for Astronomy at the University of Heidelberg
Juan Holgado (born 1968), Spanish archer (Olympic champion 1992)
Samir El-Assal (born 1966), C.E.O of Frank GmbH

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
^ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2014, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen