Blankenheim, North Rhine-Westphalia

Blankenheim
Castle Blankenheim.
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Euskirchen
Local subdivisions	17 Ortsteile
Mayor	Rolf Hartmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	km² ( sq mi)
Elevation	m  (1493 ft)
Population	Please give "Stand or population_as_of" in YYYY-MM-DD format , e. g. 2005-12-31
- Density	/km² ( /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST ([[UTC+1]]/[[UTC+2|+2]])
Licence plate	EU
Postal code	53945
Area codes	02449 & 02697
Website	www.blankenheim-ahr.de Coordinates: 50°25′59″N 06°39′00″E / 50.43306, 6.65

Blankenheim is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Source of Ahr in Blankenheim.

Blankenheim is located in the Eifel hills, approx. 27 km south-west of Euskirchen. The river Ahr has its source in the centre of Blankenheim, in the cellar of a half timbered house.

History

In the year 721 Blankenheim is mentioned for the first time as "Blancio" in a document. Today the municipality is called in Eifel dialect as "Blangem" and has got a long carnival tradition.

External links

• Official website (German)
• Tourist info
• Eifel Museum Blankenheim (German)

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Blankenheim (Ahr)

Towns and municipalities in Euskirchen (district)
Bad Münstereifel | Blankenheim | Dahlem | Euskirchen | Hellenthal | Kall | Mechernich | Nettersheim | Schleiden | Weilerswist | Zülpich

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