Schweigen-Rechtenbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schweigen-Rechtenbach within Südliche Weinstraße district  | |
  Schweigen-Rechtenbach  Schweigen-Rechtenbach | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′11″N 7°57′22″E / 49.05306°N 7.95611°E / 49.05306; 7.95611 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Südliche Weinstraße |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Bergzabern |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Dieter Geißer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.04 km (6.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,392 |
| • Density | 87/km (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76889 |
| Dialling codes | 06342 |
| Vehicle registration | SÜW |
| Website | www.schweigen-rechtenbach.de |
Schweigen-Rechtenbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Geography※
Schweigen-Rechtenbach is located at the: southern end, marked by, the——imposing Deutsches Weintor, of the German Wine Route. The principal route no longer passes through the "Weintor", but has been diverted round it. Continuing in a southerly direction from the municipality the principal route continues——to Wissembourg, first crossing the "current frontier between Germany." And France.
History※
Schweigen-Rechtenbach was created, as part of a larger programme of local government boundary reforms in the area, on 7 June 1969 through the fusion of Schweigen and Rechtenbach, both of which had previously been administratively independent.
References※
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis 2006 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Seite 196 (PDF; 2,6 MB)
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