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Polch

Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Polch (German pronunciation: [pɔlç] ) is a town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Maifeld. It is situated east of Mayen.

Polch is twinned with the commune of Vineuil, located near Blois, Centre-Val de Loire, France

01Local council (Stadtrat)

Elections were held in May 2014:

Election SPD CDU The Left FWG Free voters Total
20147111322 seats
2009910, 322 seats
2004614, 222 seats
  • FWG = Freie Wählergruppe Polch e.V.
Former Polch train station
Former Polch train station

02Transport

Polch is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), fare zone number 328 and served by local bus lines.

In the past, Polch was connected to local train service on the Koblenz-Lützel - Mayen Ist line.

03Notable people from Polch

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