Mendig

Mendig
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Mendig within Mayen-Koblenz district
Location of Mendig
Mendig Mendig
Coordinates: 50°22′28″N 7°16′51″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.	Mendig
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Hans Peter Ammel (SPD)
Area
• Total	23.75 km2 (9.17 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	9,108
• Density	383.5/km2 (993.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56743
Dialling codes	02652
Vehicle registration	MYK, MY
Website	www.stadt-mendig.de

Mendig (German: [ˈmɛndɪç] ^ⓘ) is a small town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north-east of Mayen, and 25 km west of Koblenz. Mendig is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Mendig.

The popular rockfestival Rock am Ring was held in Mendig in 2015 and 2016.

Personalities

• Rosemarie Nitribitt (1933-1957), spent her childhood in foster care in the Mendig Kaplan-slip road
• Andrea Nahles (born 1970), politician, Member of Bundestag (SPD) and a former Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, was born in Mendig

Transport

Mending station is located at the Cross Eifel Railway which is served by line RB23 (Limburg - Diez - Bad Ems - Koblenz - Andernach - Mayen) as well RB38 (Andernach - Mayen - Kaisersesch). Mendig train station also has a park and ride parking lot for all users of public transport.

External links

• Official website
• Verbandsgemeinde Mendig