el ▁district ▁in ▁Rh in eland - Pal at inate , ▁Germany . ▁It ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Verb ands gemeinde ▁of ▁Da un , ▁whose ▁seat ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁like - named ▁town . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁E if el ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁D ö hm berg , ▁some ▁ 1 1   km ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁seat ▁of ▁Da un . ▁To ▁the ▁south , ▁Bundes straße ▁ 4 1 0 ▁runs ▁by ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁B ett eld orf ’ s ▁name ▁goes ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁Roman ▁whose ▁name ▁was ▁Bet ilo , ▁and ▁who ▁ran ▁a ▁way ▁station ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁municipal ▁area ▁where ▁horses ▁were ▁changed ▁on ▁the ▁Me use - M os elle ▁Roman ▁road . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Municipal ▁council ▁ ▁The ▁council ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ 8 ▁council ▁members , ▁who ▁were ▁elected ▁by ▁majority ▁vote ▁at ▁the ▁municipal ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁honor ary ▁mayor ▁as ▁chairman . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁bla zon ▁reads : ▁Unter ▁ro tem ▁Sch ild haupt , ▁dar in ▁eine ▁gold ene ▁Z ange , ▁in ▁Gold ▁ein ▁gr ü ner ▁Leist ensch ragen , ▁be legt ▁mit ▁einer ▁ro ten ▁M isp el ▁mit ▁golden em ▁But zen . ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ’ s ▁arms ▁might ▁in ▁English ▁her ald ic ▁language ▁be ▁described ▁thus