Center of Rhineland-Palatinate

Memorial stone with metal plaque at the geographical center in Bärenbach

Using different calculation methods , the center of Rhineland-Palatinate in the local community of Bärenbach in the Rhein-Hunsrück district was calculated in 1982 .

Geographic center

The determination of the geographical center of Rhineland-Palatinate was carried out by the State Office for Surveying and Basic Geographic Information . Using three methods, the center point was 49 ° 57 '18.5' 'north latitude, 7 ° 18' 37.5 '' east longitude. Coordinates: 49 ° 57 '18.5 "  N , 7 ° 18" 37.5 "  O . On December 1, 1982, the then Prime Minister Bernhard Vogel officially declared Bärenbach to be the geographical center of the country, and since the inauguration on July 23, 1983, a stone slab has marked the place at the edge of the forest, 600 meters north of the town and about two kilometers from Frankfurt Airport Tap removed.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Geographical center of Rhineland-Palatinate. In: lvermgeo.rlp.de , accessed on October 24, 2018.
2. ↑ Michael Bongard: Hunsrück: The heart of Rhineland-Palatinate is in Bärenbach. In: rhein-zeitung.de (January 8, 2013).