Bernkastel-Kues

Bernkastel-Kues
Town
Bernkastel-Kues
Coat of arms
Location of Bernkastel-Kues within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
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Coordinates: 49°54′58″N 07°04′10″E / 49.91611°N 7.06944°E / 49.91611; 7.06944
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Bernkastel-Kues
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Wolfgang Port[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	23.66 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,156
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	54470
Dialling codes	06531
Vehicle registration	WIL, BKS
Website	www.bernkastel.de

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Bernkastel-Kues (German pronunciation: [ˌbɛʁnkastl̩ˈkuːs] ^ⓘ) is a town on the Middle Mosel in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is well-known for its winegrowing. The town is a state-recognized health resort (Erholungsort), seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues and birthplace of one of the most famous German polymaths, the medieval churchman and philosopher Nikolaus von Kues (Cusanus).