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Bernkastel-Wittlich district

The Bernkastel-Wittlich district had 112,552 residents at the 2022 census, in 107 municipalities. Average net rent of €5.80/m² was 15% below the state average. 61.7% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 45.4.

District · Code 07231 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
112,552residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€5.80/m²net rentaverage
61.7%owner-occupiedof homes
20%green within 500 maverage
Bernkastel-Wittlich district by municipality
Map of Bernkastel-Wittlich district: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2023), administrative areas VG250 as of 15 May 2022, dl-de/by-2-0 · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 107 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Altrich1,716€5.18/m²67%3.7%43.216%12
Arenrath353€5.17/m²69%11.3%43.439%4
Bausendorf1,419€5.60/m²69%4.9%43.228%19
Bengel818€4.58/m²73%5.1%45.034%8
Berglicht458–86%5.6%44.435%5
Bergweiler878€5.53/m²75%3.4%46.242%6
Bernkastel-Kues6,775€6.13/m²42%6.8%48.324%120
Bettenfeld663€5.20/m²78%10.1%47.028%9
Binsfeld1,242€5.71/m²54%4.9%40.927%17
Brauneberg1,152€6.17/m²73%8.4%46.915%8
Breit315€3.73/m²89%2.8%44.872%4
Bruch456€6.18/m²58%10.0%45.567%1
Burg (Mosel)343€4.78/m²77%10.0%50.726%14
Burgen544€5.14/m²67%8.0%47.644%7
Burtscheid112–79%–46.777%0
Büdlich209–89%2.8%44.475%3
Deuselbach267€5.35/m²73%9.1%48.658%8
Dhronecken101–75%10.0%47.260%3
Diefenbach86€5.60/m²76%6.7%47.288%1
Dierfeld11–––35.031%0
Dierscheid177€7.34/m²77%6.5%49.659%0
Dodenburg93€6.22/m²62%25.0%50.285%2
Dreis1,406€6.02/m²67%6.3%45.838%15
Eckfeld368€4.81/m²79%2.5%43.040%6
Eisenschmitt329€5.31/m²77%12.4%46.052%6
Enkirch1,404€4.87/m²70%8.1%48.811%30
Erden429€5.40/m²72%7.0%46.23%12
Esch417€5.33/m²69%5.4%45.727%9
Etgert67–89%–48.160%1
Flußbach412€5.47/m²68%6.5%45.362%4
Gielert150€5.19/m²64%4.8%47.581%1
Gipperath224€5.17/m²85%4.6%47.352%6
Gladbach384€5.45/m²74%5.2%47.347%2
Gornhausen193€4.23/m²85%9.5%49.826%2
Graach an der Mosel627€5.17/m²76%7.8%49.916%32
Greimerath261€6.96/m²84%3.3%42.047%3
Großlittgen1,002€5.14/m²63%6.2%42.73%11
Gräfendhron107–89%14.3%42.282%3
Hasborn577€5.15/m²85%4.6%43.129%9
Heckenmünster133€5.62/m²79%6.2%42.663%2
Heidenburg696€4.84/m²80%4.3%43.324%9
Heidweiler142–87%3.8%43.146%1
Hetzerath2,464€6.82/m²70%4.1%41.618%19
Hilscheid245–85%10.0%44.631%3
Hochscheid276–85%5.5%43.926%2
Hontheim773€4.67/m²82%6.6%45.443%7
Horath485€6.02/m²82%10.4%44.633%13
Hupperath636€5.89/m²69%3.8%43.720%14
Immert152–81%4.1%45.346%2
Irmenach609€3.96/m²82%5.7%47.711%1
Karl207€4.80/m²73%10.6%49.129%0
Kesten334€5.12/m²68%7.0%49.412%5
Kinderbeuern1,012€5.47/m²70%7.0%45.840%8
Kinheim821€6.13/m²67%8.4%46.34%13
Klausen1,464€5.57/m²66%3.9%41.948%9
Kleinich715€4.47/m²80%5.9%46.134%4
Kommen287€4.75/m²69%5.9%46.411%4
Kröv2,158€5.26/m²65%8.8%49.114%46
Landscheid2,250€5.92/m²61%4.8%43.89%14
Laufeld504€4.37/m²80%4.8%44.539%5
Lieser1,221€5.82/m²61%8.0%44.75%31
Longkamp1,083€5.12/m²74%9.1%46.127%14
Lösnich500€5.51/m²64%6.6%44.515%13
Lötzbeuren473€5.08/m²70%8.1%44.520%3
Lückenburg95–65%5.7%47.669%2
Malborn1,415€4.94/m²80%6.8%44.622%7
Manderscheid1,436€5.44/m²55%6.8%46.722%33
Maring-Noviand1,411€5.20/m²73%6.5%46.636%13
Meerfeld358€6.33/m²72%7.8%43.272%10
Merschbach77–74%–42.885%0
Minderlittgen745€5.53/m²70%2.9%43.141%14
Minheim436€5.44/m²69%6.2%48.410%12
Monzelfeld1,304€5.67/m²67%5.1%44.725%8
Morbach10,542€5.06/m²69%5.7%45.17%68
Musweiler47–85%15.4%56.626%1
Mülheim an der Mosel1,004€5.63/m²64%4.8%45.520%20
Neumagen-Dhron2,297€5.30/m²67%8.8%45.17%36
Neunkirchen154–91%5.6%45.450%2
Niederscheidweiler279€4.47/m²80%6.0%43.958%9
Niederöfflingen428€5.25/m²76%6.5%43.319%1
Niersbach717€5.43/m²70%7.7%43.148%2
Oberscheidweiler197–85%4.0%46.061%8
Oberöfflingen274€5.32/m²75%5.8%42.335%5
Osann-Monzel1,830€5.42/m²66%4.3%43.35%19
Pantenburg245€3.55/m²82%10.8%46.669%3
Piesport2,008€5.64/m²66%5.1%47.71%23
Platten862€5.55/m²70%4.5%44.141%9
Plein606€4.41/m²87%7.1%48.142%6
Reil998€4.73/m²67%10.7%49.32%21
Rivenich738€5.56/m²83%5.3%43.031%2
Rorodt60–100%12.0%44.243%0
Salmtal2,405€5.88/m²61%4.5%43.836%21
Schladt159–81%9.3%41.225%0
Schwarzenborn56–100%–47.762%5
Schönberg245€4.95/m²85%5.8%45.935%2
Sehlem985€5.35/m²72%6.1%42.032%12
Starkenburg239€4.68/m²73%5.1%47.174%14
Talling225€4.37/m²76%–45.231%2
Thalfang1,890€5.77/m²59%5.6%46.713%41
Traben-Trarbach5,512€5.62/m²47%9.7%47.56%76
Veldenz954€5.21/m²67%3.8%46.522%15
Wallscheid372€5.89/m²80%–43.360%4
Willwerscheid60–85%–48.177%0
Wintrich939€4.71/m²76%9.4%49.015%17
Wittlich18,754€6.40/m²43%4.1%44.010%132
Zeltingen-Rachtig2,130€5.52/m²66%5.5%46.719%30
Ürzig879€5.12/m²65%13.0%48.828%27

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households at the 2022 census, next to the figure for Rhineland-Palatinate.

16%
aged under 18
11%
aged 18–29
23%
aged 30–49
23%
aged 65 and over
45.4
years, average age
2.1
people per household

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Homes.

40,009 residential buildings.

€5.80/m²
average net rent
61.7%
of homes owner-occupied
6.1%
of homes empty
65.8 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 191916%
1919–19497%
1950–19596%
1960–19699%
1970–19799%
1980–19898%
1990–19998%
2000–20096%
2010–20153%
2016 or later2%

Main type of heating

Central heating86%
District heating2%
Single-storey heating2%
Block heating1%
Room stoves8%

Net rent comes from the 2022 census (reference date 15 May 2022) and covers every rented home, including long-standing tenancies, so it is usually lower than the asking rents in new listings.

Figures for municipalities, districts and states are built up from the census 100-metre grid cells, with rents weighted by the number of homes. Vacancy and owner-occupation rates come from the one-kilometre grid, as they are mostly withheld in the 100-metre cells.

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Everyday life.

49 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 20% green space within 500 metres.

65schoolsOpenStreetMap
67nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
96residents per km²density
1,168.7km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Bernkastel-Wittlich district), next to the state average.

4,260offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 5,196
4,822recorded offences2025
71%clearance ratestate: 64%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime146129208
Common assault502444502
Robbery141227
Domestic burglary544871
All theft9928761,426
Bicycle theft3027121
Car theft181624
Theft from vehicles140124188
Shoplifting163144301
Pickpocketing413667
Fraud396350559
Criminal damage522461548
Street crime723639935

Police crime statistics count offences that became known to the police and were fully processed by them, by place of offence. The rate relates them to the resident population, so cities with many commuters, visitors and shops show higher rates. Offences against residence and asylum law and drug offences are not shown here; drug offences mostly reflect how actively the police carry out checks.

Source: PKS Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office), reporting year 2025, version 1.1 (Data licence Germany – attribution 2.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Bernkastel-Wittlich district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Wittlich BW 2018-07-29 15-03-25
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Wittlich BW 2018-07-29 15-03-25
Photo: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Wittlich BW 2018-07-29 15-03-37
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Wittlich BW 2018-07-29 15-03-37
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Wittlich BW 2018-07-29 15-14-53
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Wittlich BW 2018-07-29 15-14-53
Photo: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0
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