Birkenfeld

thumb|Schloss Birkenfeld, now a castle ruin (Matthäus Merian 17th century) thumb|Birkenfeld in Oldenburg times, 1829 thumb|The "new" (Oldenburg) Schloss

Key facts

German place.type: Stadt
German place.name: Birkenfeld
German place.image_coa: DEU Birkenfeld (Nahe) COA.svg
German place.image_photo: Birkenfeld-nahe-vom-burgberg.jpg
German place.image_caption: View of the town from the Burgberg
German place.image_plan: Birkenfeld in BIR.svg
German place.state: Rheinland-Pfalz
German place.district: Birkenfeld
German place.Verbandsgemeinde: Birkenfeld
German place.elevation: 410
German place.area: 13.64
German place.postal_code: 55765
German place.area_code: 06782
German place.licence: BIR
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 07 1 34 010
German place.website: www.stadt-birkenfeld.de
German place.mayor: Miroslaw Kowalski
German place.leader_term: 2019–24

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Wikidata facts

Population: 7236
Area: 13.64
Elevation: 410
Official website: www.stadt-birkenfeld.de
Image: Birkenfeld-nahe-vom-burgberg.jpg
Dialing code: 06782
Licence plate code: BIR

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Commons category: Birkenfeld (Nahe)
postal code: 55765
hashtag: Birkenfeld
P8168: Beuren

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Contents

Geography
Location
Neighbouring municipalities
History
Religion
Politics
Town council
Mayors
Coat of arms
Town partnerships
Culture and sightseeing
Lambdacism in the local dialect
Museums
Buildings
''Maler-Zang-Haus''
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
Transport
Road
Rail
Hiking trails
Cycle paths
Public institutions
Education
Authorities
Sport and leisure
Notable residents
Sons and daughters of the town
Notable people associated with the town
Further reading
External links
References

thumb|Schloss Birkenfeld, now a castle ruin (Matthäus Merian 17th century) thumb|Birkenfeld in Oldenburg times, 1829 thumb|The "new" (Oldenburg) Schloss

Birkenfeld () is a town and the district seat of the Birkenfeld district in southwest Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde. The town itself has approximately 7,000 inhabitants.