Birkenfeld: facts

At a glance

• Country: Germany
• Region: Rheinland-Pfalz
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 6,947
• Coordinates: 49.6525° N, 7.1667° E
• Time zone: Europe/Berlin (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Berlin: 540 km (336 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN): 33 km (21 mi), straight line
• Saarbrücken Airport (SCN): 49 km (30 mi), straight line
• Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX, Luxembourg): 69 km (43 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ellenberg: 1.2 km (0.8 mi)
• Gollenberg: 1.6 km (1.0 mi)
• Dienstweiler: 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
• Schmissberg: 2.9 km (1.8 mi)
• Elchweiler: 2.9 km (1.8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Trier, 40 km (25 mi)