Piesport

Piesport
Coat of arms
Piesport
Location of Piesport within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Coordinates: 49°52′40″N 06°55′30″E / 49.87778°N 6.92500°E / 49.87778; 6.92500Coordinates: 49°52′40″N 06°55′30″E / 49.87778°N 6.92500°E / 49.87778; 6.92500
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Bernkastel-Kues
Government
• Mayor	Karl Heinz Knodt
Area
• Total	19.60 km2 (7.57 sq mi)
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,007
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54498
Dialling codes	06507
Vehicle registration	WIL
Website	www.piesport.de

Piesport is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

The municipality lies surrounded by vineyards, meadows and woods in the Moselle valley between Bernkastel-Kues and Trier. It is the biggest winegrowing centre in the Mosel wine region. Piesport is found on the river’s right bank where the valley begins to broaden out into country marked by utterly flat riverbank slopes. On the other side of the river, steep slopes lead up to the Eifel.

Piesport belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Piesport’s Ortsteile are Piesport, Niederemmel (Emmel, Reinsport and Müstert) and Ferres.

Yearly precipitation in Piesport amounts to 737 mm, falling into the middle third of the precipitation chart for all Germany. At 49% of the German Weather Service’s weather stations, lower figures are recorded. The driest month is February. The most rainfall comes in June. In that month, precipitation is twice what it is in February. Precipitation varies only minimally and is extremely evenly spread throughout the year. At only 3% of the weather stations are lower seasonal swings recorded.