Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Saarland
- District
- Merzig-Wadern
- Mayor 2019 29
- Helmut Harth ( Ind. )
- Total
- 96.95 km (37.43 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 510 m (1,670 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 330 m (1,080 ft)
- Density
- 170.6/km (441.7/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 06872
- Vehicle registration
- MZG
- Website
- www.losheim-stausee.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Losheim am See
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Merzig-Wadern
- Population
- 16126
- Area
- 96.95
- Elevation
- 317
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.losheim.de
- Image
- Losheim am See Germany.jpg
- Dialing code
- 06872
- Licence plate code
- MZG
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- Commons category
- Losheim am See
- twinned administrative body
- Copargo
- postal code
- 66679
- hashtag
- LosheimAmSee
- P8168
- Jerzy Konikowski
- native label
- Losheim am See
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Encyclopedic overview
Losheim am See ( German pronunciation: [ˈloːshaɪm ʔam ˈzeː], lit. 'Losheim on the Lake') is a municipality in the district Merzig-Wadern, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the southern ridge of the Hunsrück, approximately 10 kilometers northeast of Merzig, and 35 kilometers northwest of Saarbrücken. In 1974 a reservoir was created in the north of Losheim that has become a popular spot for recreational activities such as hiking and swimming.
Municipal organization
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Losheim am See” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.