With a catchment area of more than 100,000 people, Betzdorf is a well-known and blossoming shopping town. Twice weekly the largest street market in the northern Rhineland-Palatinate takes place here, attracting thousands of visitors from miles around.

Betzdorf possesses road & rail intersections, lending it the enviable reputation for accessible infrastructure. Super-fast passenger trains commute the line Cologne-Gießen/Frankfurt on an hourly basis. Even outlying towns and villages can be quickly reached vial local trains.

And the local community of Betzdorf is an important economic location in the so-called “Drei-Länder-Eck“ (triangle)of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hessen. The strategically low-cost position between the conurbations of Rhein-Main and Rhein-Ruhr render it an attractive location for business, proven by the presence of many internationally-renowned organisations.

Lastly, Betzdorf plays a central role as location for education and further education with a total of 10 schools.

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