Kandel

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Kandel is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, approx. 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.

Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth

Kandel is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kandel, which consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):

  • Erlenbach bei Kandel
  • Freckenfeld
  • Kandel
  • Minfeld
  • Steinweiler
  • Vollmersweiler
  • Winden

Coordinates: 49°05′N 8°11′E