Bendorf () is a town in the district of

Mayen-Koblenz Mayen-Koblenz is a district (''Kreis'') in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ahrweiler (district), Ahrweiler, Neuwied (district), Neuwied, Westerwaldkreis, district-free Koblenz, Rhein-Lahn ...

, in

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, on the right bank of the

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, approx. north of

Koblenz Koblenz ( , , ; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz'') is a German city on the banks of the Rhine (Middle Rhine) and the Moselle, a multinational tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman military p ...

Structure of the town

The town consists of the following districts: *Bendorf *Sayn *Mülhofen *Stromberg

Economy

From the 18th century, Bendorf was dominated by

mining Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...

and the metallurgical industry. The most imposing relic of this era is the Sayner Hütte (Sayn mine works). The ores of the Bendorfer mine works came from the Trierischer Loh iron-ore mine. The Rhine port of Bendorf dates from 1900. In addition to handling clay and basalt, it has the largest oil-storage facilities between

Mainz Mainz (; #Names and etymology, see below) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in ...

and

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. Today the former industrial city is home to many retail stores. Bendorf Focus is an association of traders, the aim of which is to improve the local economy. The Bendorf Vierwindenhöhe FM radio transmitter is situated on the hill known as Vierwindenhöhe.

Climate

In literature

Heinrich Böll's short story Wanderer, kommst du nach Spa... is set in Bendorf.

Notable people

* Georg Bauer (1900-1983), politician (SPD), Member of Landtag Rhineland-Palatinate, honorary citizen of the city of Bendorf * Bernard Borggreve (1836-1914), forestry scientist * Caspar Max Brosius (1825-1910), physician and psychiatrist * Friedrich Albrecht Erlenmeyer (1849-1926), physician and psychiatrist * Antonio Flores (born 1972), football manager and former player * Stefan Haben (born 1987), footballer * Dirk Henn (born 1960), board game designer * Hermann Junker (1877-1962), egyptologist and Catholic priest * Ralph Kaufmann (born 1969), mathematician * Hans Werner Kettenbach (pseudonym: '' Christian Ohlig '') (born 1928), journalist, writer and screenwriter * Engelbert Krauskopf (1820-1881), German-American settler, gunsmith, and naturalist * Alexander Müller (born 1969), politician * Jutta Nardenbach (1968-2018), footballer * Theodor Wiegand (1864-1936), archaeologist

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Mayen-Koblenz Middle Rhine Districts of the Rhine Province