Betzdorf, Germany

Betzdorf
Town
aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Betzdorf within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district
Location of Betzdorf
Betzdorf Betzdorf
Coordinates: 50°47′08″N 7°52′22″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Municipal assoc.	Betzdorf-Gebhardshain
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Johannes Behner (CDU)
Area
• Total	9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Elevation	211 m (692 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	10,401
• Density	1,090/km2 (2,820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57501–57518
Dialling codes	02741
Vehicle registration	AK
Website	www.vg-bg.de/betzdorf/

Betzdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtsdɔʁf]) is a town and municipality in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Betzdorf is part of the district of Altenkirchen. Betzdorf is located on the river Sieg, approx. 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of Siegen. Betzdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain. Betzdorf (Sieg) station is a railway junction with closed marshalling yard on the Sieg Railway, the Betzdorf–Haiger railway and the Betzdorf–Daaden railway.

It is twinned (sister city) with the towns of Ross-on-Wye, England and Decize, France.

Transport

Betzdorf train station

The Betzdorf train station is served by five railway lines (RE9, RB90, RB93, RB96 and RB97). There's also access to the public local bus lines 270, 271, 276, 278, 290, 291, 292, 293, 295, 296, N71, N72 and N73. Betzdorf is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), in the zone number 926. There also is a Park and ride carpark at the train station.