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Cochem (Verbandsgemeinde)

Cochem
Location of Cochem
	    within Cochem-Zell district
Location of Cochem within Cochem-Zell district
Map
Interactive map of Cochem
Cochem is located in Germany
Cochem
Cochem
Location within Germany
Cochem is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Cochem
Cochem
Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°09′N 7°10′E / 50.150°N 7.167°E / 50.150; 7.167
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictCochem-Zell
SeatCochem
Subdivisions23 municipalities
Area
 • Total
211.16 km2 (81.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[1]
 • Total
19,013
 • Density90.041/km2 (233.20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Websitewww.vgcochem.de

Cochem (before 7 June 2009 Cochem-Land) is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[2] It is located around the town Cochem (also part of the Verbandsgemeinde since 7 June 2009), which is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde.[3] On 1 July 2014 it was expanded with 6 municipalities from the former Verbandsgemeinde Treis-Karden. Since the 1 March 2018 Wolfgang Lambertz is the mayor of the Verbandsgemeinde Cochem.

Cochem consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
  2. ↑ "Die Verbandsgemeinde Cochem | VG Cochem". www.vgcochem.de. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  3. ↑ "Rathaus & Gemeinden | VG Cochem". www.vgcochem.de. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  4. ↑ Stadt u. Ortsgemeinden, Verbandsgemeinde Cochem