Schweich

Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Schweich within Trier-Saarburg district

(2019–24) Lars Rieger^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total31.08 km² (12.00 sq mi)Elevation

133 m (436 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total7,992 • Density260/km² (670/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

54338

Dialling codes06502Vehicle registrationTR, SABWebsitewww.stadt-schweich.de

Schweich is a town in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Moselle, approx. 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Trier.

Schweich is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße.

Twin towns — sister cities

Schweich is twinned with:

Marsannay-la-Côte, France
Portishead, Somerset, United Kingdom
Krokowa, Poland
Renesse, Netherlands
Murialdo, Italy

Personalities

Stefan Andres (1906–1970), writer, see also Stefan Andres Society, Stefan Andres Prize
Gabriele Pauli (born 1957), former politician
Katarina Barley (born 1968), politician (SPD)

References

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