Unkel

Unkel
Unkel seen from the left bank of the Rhine
Unkel seen from the left bank of the Rhine
Coat of arms of Unkel
Location of Unkel within Neuwied district
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Unkel is located in Germany
Unkel
Unkel
Unkel is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Unkel
Unkel
Coordinates: 50°36′03″N 07°12′54″E / 50.60083°N 7.21500°E / 50.60083; 7.21500
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictNeuwied
Municipal assoc.Unkel
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Gerhard Hausen[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,038
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53572
Dialling codes02224
Vehicle registrationNR
Websitewww.unkel.de (in English)

Unkel is a town in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, near Remagen, about 20 km southeast of Bonn.

Rhine in Unkel, view towards Remagen

Unkel is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Unkel.

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

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