Mülheim-Kärlich

Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Mülheim-Kärlich within Mayen-Koblenz district

(2019–24) Gerd Harner^[1] (FW)Area

• Total16.31 km² (6.30 sq mi)Elevation

76 m (249 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total11,312 • Density690/km² (1,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

56218

Dialling codes02630Vehicle registrationMYKWebsitewww.muelheim-kaerlich.de

Mülheim-Kärlich is a town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Weißenthurm. It is situated west of Koblenz, a few kilometers from the Rhine. It is the site of the closed Mülheim-Kärlich Nuclear Power Plant.

In the 17th and 18th century, Schloss Kärlich was a favourite summer palace and hunting lodge of the Prince-Electors and Archbishops of Trier.

Notable people

Ludwig Becker (1855–1940), church architect and builder; constructed the new Parish Church of St. Mauritius 1931–1932
Ludwig Kaas (1881–1952), Chairman of the Centre Party; 1910 chaplain in Kärlich
Lucas Luhr (1979-), professional racing driver

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.