Gerolstein

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Country:	Germany
Gerolstein

Coordinates:	50° 13′ N, 6° 40′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
State:	Rhineland-Palatinate
District:	Vulkaneifel
Municipial association:	Gerolstein
Stadtbürgermeister:	Karl-Heinz Schwartz (CDU)
Basic Statistics
Area:	64.33 km² (25 sq.mi.)
Population:	7,581 (30 June 2006)
- Density:	118 /km² (305 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	358 m (1175 ft)
Further Information
Postal code:	54568
Area code:	06591
Licence plate code:	DAU
Website:	www.gerolsteiner-land.de

Gerolstein is a municipality and health resort in western Germany. It is part of the district of Daun, in the state Rhineland-Palatinate. It is attractively situated on the river Kyll, in the Eifel mountains, approximately 350 meters above the sea. Gerolstein is connected by rail with Cologne and Trier. The castle of Gerolstein, known locally as Burg Gerhardstein, was built in 1115 and now in ruins, affords a fine view of the Kyll valley. Gerolstein is celebrated for its lithia waters, which are bottled by Gerolsteiner Brunnen, sponsor of road bicycle racing's Team Gerolsteiner. The population of the town as of 2006 is 7,581.

Gerolstein is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gerolstein, which consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):

Berlingen
Birresborn
Densborn
Duppach
Gerolstein
Hohenfels-Essingen
Kalenborn-Scheuern
Kopp
Mürlenbach
Neroth
Pelm
Rockeskyll
Salm

[edit] Fictional country

Gerolstein is also the name of a fictional country in Central Europe, a subject of Jacques Offenbach's opéra bouffe la Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein).

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.