Grafschaft is a municipality in the
district of Ahrweiler, in
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is situated approximately 20 km south of
Bonn
The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ru ...
.
Grafschaft is famous for its
Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup, a
PGI-protected sugar-beet syrup.
The following 17 villages belong to Grafschaft:
*Alteheck
*Beller
*Bengen
*Birresdorf
*Bölingen
*Eckendorf
*Esch
*Gelsdorf
*Holzweiler
*Karweiler
*Lantershofen
*Leimersdorf
*Niederich
*Nierendorf
*Oeverich
*Ringen
*Vettelhoven
The total population is 10,900 inhabitants (2020).
It has been used as a special stage for the
Rallye Deutschland
The ADAC Rallye Deutschland is a rally event held in Germany. The event was first held in 1982 and originally hosted by e.g. Frankfurt, Mainz and Koblenz. In 2000, the rally was relocated to the region around Trier. Previously part of the Europ ...
.
It contains the headquarters for
Haribo
Haribo ( ) is a German confectionery company founded by Hans Riegel Sr.. It began in Kessenich, Bonn, Germany. The name "Haribo" is a syllabic abbreviation formed from Hans Riegel Bonn. The company created the first gummy candy in 1960 in the f ...
.
References
External links
Website
Ahrweiler (district)
Rallye Deutschland
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