The district was established in 1969 by merging the former districts of Bernkastel and Wittlich.
Geography[]
The district is situated on both banks of the Moselle, which crosses the territory from southwest to northeast. The country rises to the Eifel in the north and the Hunsrück in the south. A great number of tributaries rise in the Eifel and flow into the Moselle. In the very south of the district is the Erbeskopf (818 m), the highest peak in the Hunsrück and Rhineland-Palatinate.
Coat of arms[]
The coat of arms displays:
The cross symbolising the bishopric of Trier
The crayfish from the arms of Bernkastel-Kues
The keys from the arms of Wittlich
The red and white pattern of the County of Sponheim, which ruled this part of the Moselle valley in medieval times
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