Kestert (formerly Kester) is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
Kestert | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kestert within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district  | |
  Kestert  Kestert | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′08″N 7°39′00″E / 50.18556°N 7.65000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Loreley |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Uwe Schwarz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.90 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 616 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56348 |
| Dialling codes | 06773 |
| Vehicle registration | EMS, DIZ, GOH |
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
edit- Painting of Kester, J.F. Dielmann, A. Fay, J. Becker (painter): F.C. Vogels Panorama des Rheins, Bilder des rechten und linken Rheinufers, Lithographische Anstalt F.C. Vogel, Frankfurt 1833
- Painting 2 of Kester, dito
- Painting 3 of Kester, dito
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