Bernkastel-Kues. Bernkastel-Kues is a well-known winegrowing centre on the Middle Moselle in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The town is a state-recognized health resort, seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues and birthplace of one of the most famous German polymaths, the mediaeval churchman and philosopher Nikolaus von Kues. Bernkastel-Kues lies in the Moselle valley, roughly 50 km from Trier.
The greatest elevation is the Olymp, and the lowest point lies on the Moselle's banks. The municipal area totals 23 657 101 m², of which 7 815 899 m² is used for agriculture, thereby making Bernkastel-Kues one of the Middle Moselle's biggest towns by land area.
Clockwise from the north, these are Graach, Longkamp, Monzelfeld, Veldenz, Mülheim, Lieser, Maring-Noviand, Platten and Zeltingen-Rachtig. Bernkastel-Kues is subdivided into the four Stadtteile of Andel, Bernkastel, Kues and Wehlen.
The former two lie on the Moselle's right bank, while the latter two are on the left. All together, 7,794 people live in all four centres, of whom 268-or 3.44%-are foreigners. Stadtteil Inhabitants Male Female Andel 788 378 410 Bernkastel 1087 539 548 Kues 4603 2121 2482 Wehlen 1262 658 604 The town lies in a transitional zone between temperate oceanic climate and continental climate. The barrier formed by the Eifel shields Bernkastel-Kues from west winds, putting it in a r
The town is a state-recognized health resort, seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues and birthplace of one of the most famous German polymaths, the mediaeval churchman and philosopher Nikolaus von Kues. Bernkastel-Kues lies in the Moselle valley, roughly 50 km from Trier.
The greatest elevation is the Olymp, and the lowest point lies on the Moselle's banks. The municipal area totals 23 657 101 m², of which 7 815 899 m² is used for agriculture, thereby making Bernkastel-Kues one of the Middle Moselle's biggest towns by land area.
Clockwise from the north, these are Graach, Longkamp, Monzelfeld, Veldenz, Mülheim, Lieser, Maring-Noviand, Platten and Zeltingen-Rachtig. Bernkastel-Kues is subdivided into the four Stadtteile of Andel, Bernkastel, Kues and Wehlen.
The former two lie on the Moselle's right bank, while the latter two are on the left. All together, 7,794 people live in all four centres, of whom 268-or 3.44%-are foreigners. Stadtteil Inhabitants Male Female Andel 788 378 410 Bernkastel 1087 539 548 Kues 4603 2121 2482 Wehlen 1262 658 604 The town lies in a transitional zone between temperate oceanic climate and continental climate. The barrier formed by the Eifel shields Bernkastel-Kues from west winds, putting it in a r
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