Baumholder
Baumholder | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Baumholder  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Birkenfeld |
| Municipal assoc. | Baumholder |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter Lang (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.47 km2 (26.82 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,560 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55774 |
| Dialling codes | 06783 |
| Vehicle registration | BIR |
| Website | www.baumholder.de |
Baumholder is a town and a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated south of the Hunsrück, approx. 10 km south of Idar-Oberstein.
Baumholder is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Baumholder. U.S. Army Garrison, Baumholder
Activities
Baumholder, like most German towns, holds regular festivals throughout the year ranging from "Flohmarkt", or flea markets, to Fasching celebrations where large portions of the streets are closed off.
Residents
Scott D. Harriman resided there from 1977-1981, and from 1983-1985.
Facilities
- Baumholder Training Area
- Neubrücke Kaserne, sharing the area with Environment Campus Birkenfeld
- Strassburg Kaserne
- HHC 2 Bde, 1AD
- 40th EN Bn
- G Troop, BRT
- 1-6 Inf Bn
- 2-6 Inf Bn
- 1-35 Arm Bn
- 4-27 FA Bn
- 1-94 FA Bn (MLRS)
- C/25 TAB
- 47th FSB
- 92 MP Co
- 589th Signal Company
- 502D Military Intelligence Company
External links
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- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.