What is "cochem"

Cochem is the seat of and the biggest town in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With just over 5,000 inhabitants, Cochem falls just behind Kusel, in the like-named district, as Germany's second smallest district seat. Since 7 June 2009, it has belonged to the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem.

Cochem (before 7 June 2009 Cochem-Land) is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located around the town Cochem (also part of the Verbandsgemeinde since 7 June 2009), which is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde. On 1 July 2014 it was expanded with 6 municipalities from the former Verbandsgemeinde Treis-Karden.

Cochem consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):

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1. Beilstein
2. Bremm
3. Briedern
4. Bruttig-Fankel
5. Cochem
6. Dohr
7. Ediger-Eller
8. Ellenz-Poltersdorf
9. Ernst
10. Faid
11. Greimersburg
12. Klotten

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13. Lieg

14. Lütz
15. Mesenich
16. Moselkern
17. Müden (Mosel)
18. Nehren
19. Pommern
20. Senheim
21. Treis-Karden
22. Valwig
23. Wirfus