Konz (; ) is a city in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Saar and Moselle, approx. 8 km southwest of Trier.

Konz is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Konz. The following villages are part of the municipality Konz:

  • Canet
  • Filzen
  • Hamm
  • Karthaus
  • Könen
  • Krettnach
  • Kommlingen
  • Niedermennig
  • Oberemmel
  • Obermennig
  • Roscheid
  • Pellingen

History

From 18 July 1946 until 6 June 1947 Konz, in its then municipal boundary, formed part of the Saar Protectorate.

Population

{| class="wikitable"

!align="center"|Locality

!align="center"|December 2007

!align="center"|December 2008

|-

|Konz

| align=center| 12,193

| align=center| 12,238

|-

|Filzen

| align=center| 370

| align=center| 356

|-

|Hamm

| align=center| 106

| align=center| 111

|-

|Kommlingen

| align=center| 393

| align=center| 395

|-

|Könen

| align=center| 2304

| align=center| 2275

|-

|Krettnach

| align=center| 494

| align=center| 494

|-

|Niedermennig

| align=center| 858

| align=center| 870

|-

|Oberemmel

| align=center| 1627

| align=center| 1637

|-

|Obermennig

| align=center| 277

| align=center| 281

|-

|}

As of February 2024, the general population is 19,142.

Museums

  • Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum

References

  • Websites in Konz