Rheinböllen

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Coordinates: 50°00′00″N 07°40′00″E / 50, 7.666667

Rheinböllen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Rheinböllen
Rheinböllen (Germany)
Rheinböllen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Rheinböllen
Mayor Siegfried Herrmann (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 16.33 km² (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation 409 m  (1342 ft)
Population 4,035  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 247 /km² (640 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SIM
Postal code 55494
Area code 06764

Rheinböllen is a municipality in the Rhein-Hunsrück district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Hunsrück, approx. 10 km east of Simmern, and 16 km west of Bingen.

Rheinböllen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Rheinböllen.