Mülheim-Kärlich

Mülheim-Kärlich
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Mülheim-Kärlich within Mayen-Koblenz district
Mülheim-Kärlich Show map of Germany Mülheim-Kärlich Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°23′13″N 7°29′43″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.	Weißenthurm
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Gerd Harner[1] (FW)
Area
• Total	16.31 km^2 (6.30 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,312
• Density	690/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56218
Dialling codes	02630
Vehicle registration	MYK
Website	www.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

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