Haßloch

Haßlochis a village and a municipality in the district of Bad Dürkheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 8 km east of Neustadt an der Weinstraßeand 20 km south-west of Ludwigshafen. The village's origins go back the 5th century when Romans first settled.

[edit] History

ca. 400 AD – First settlement by Romans
ca. 600 AD – The village was founded
773/774 AD – First mentioned as „Hasalaha“
985 AD Salischer Kirchenraub
900/1000 AD – Haßloch becomes a "Reichsdorf"
1186 – Kaiser Friedrich I. Barbarossa spends a night in Haßloch
1621 – Desertification in the Thirty Years' War by the Spains
1815/16 – Leinigen and the Pfalz are becoming part of the Bavarian kingdom until 1945
1945 – Haßloch is becoming part of the French Allied Occupation Zone
1969 – The Landkreis Neustadt an der Weinstraße is been split and Haßloch joines the new Landkreis Bad Dürkheim.
2003 – People tried to rename Haßloch to e.g. „Liebeshügel“

Haßloch is famous for its size. As of 1.March 2005 there were living 21.582 residents. The village could have city status but it never was an issue, beeing the biggest village throughout Germany.
New Products are tested in Haßloch, it's is one of a few testmarkets in Germany. The GFK (association for consumption research) leads these studies. E.g. commercials are added in specially-made TV Guides and are available in local stores. Even Germany TV ratings are tracked because the village is possible there to track the Television recipients.
The Holiday Park, a famous German amusement park is situated south of Haßloch. It lies in a forest, the "Haßlocher Wald". Its famous roller-coaster "Expedition GeForce" has been voted four times best roller coaster in the world (by Internet Coaster Poll: 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005).

Considering its size, Haßloch has good educational standards.

Elementary schools
- Ernst-Reuter-Schule
- Schiller-Schule
Grammar Schools
- Kurpfalzschule
- Sophie-Scholl-Realschule
- Hannah-Arendt-Gymnasium
Special schools
- Gottlieb-Wenz-Schule
other educational sites
- Volkshochschule
- Musikschule

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Basis statistics
Bundesland:	Rheinland-Pfalz
Region:	Rhein-Neckar
Landkreis:	Bad Dürkheim
Hight:	110 m ü. NN
Area:	39,95 km²
Residents:	21.582 (1. March 2005)
Population density:	520 residents/km²
Postal code:	67454
Dialcode:	(+49)6324
Vehicle registration plate:	DÜW
Community Identification Number:	07 3 32 025
Address of the administration:	Rathausplatz 1 67454 Haßloch
Website:	www.hassloch.de
Politics
Mayor:	Hans-Ulrich Ihlenfeld (CDU)