Rittersdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Rittersdorf is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, a few miles from Bitburg.
Rittersdorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rittersdorf
within Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district
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 Location of Rittersdorf | |
  Rittersdorf Location within Germany  Rittersdorf Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 06°29′45″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm |
| Municipal assoc. | Bitburger Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Holger Klein[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.87 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,422 |
| • Density | 119.8/km2 (310.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54636 |
| Dialling codes | 06561 |
| Vehicle registration | BIT |
| Website | Rittersdorf at the Bitburger Land website www.bitburgerland.de |
The tenth-century Burg Rittersdorf (Rittersdorf Castle) in Rittersdorf nowadays houses a restaurant and a small museum.[3]
