Haßloch
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bad Dürkheim |
| Population | 21,582 (1. March 2005) |
| Area | 39.95 km² |
| Population density | 520 residents /km² |
| Elevation | 110 m |
| Postal code | 67454 |
| Licence plate code | DÜW |
| Mayor | Hans-Ulrich Ihlenfeld (CDU) |
| Website | hassloch.de |
Haßloch is a municipality in the district of Bad Dürkheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 8 km east of Neustadt an der Weinstraße and 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“
[edit] Famous for
- 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, being 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).
[edit] Education
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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