Enkenbach-Alsenborn
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Enkenbach-Alsenborn | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Kaiserslautern |
Municipal assoc. | Enkenbach-Alsenborn |
Mayor | Jürgen Wenzel (CDU) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 30 km² (11.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
Population | 7,323 (30/06/2006) |
- Density | 244 /km² (632 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | KL |
Postal code | 67677 |
Area code | 06303 |
Website | www.enkenbach-alsenborn.de |
Location of Enkenbach-Alsenborn within Kaiserslautern district | |
Enkenbach-Alsenborn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the northern edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 10 km north-east of Kaiserslautern. Enkenbach-Alsenborn is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality"), also named Enkenbach-Alsenborn.
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[edit] Geography
The municipality consists of the local villages of Enkenbach and Alsenborn. Before officially combining on 7 June 1969, the two villages worked very closely throughout their history to include a common coat of arms until 1795, a common mayor until 1825 and a common forest area until 1832.
Neighbouring municipalities are - in a clockwise direction - Neuhemsbach, Sippersfeld, Kerzenheim, Ramsen (Pfalz), Wattenheim, Fischbach (Kaiserslautern district), Kaiserslautern and Mehlingen.
[edit] History
Findings from the young stone age and mounds from the Iron Age indicate that the area was already populated in early-historical time.[citation needed]
[edit] Expansion
With favorable traffic levels and the connection to the Autobahn in the year 1871, as well as the establishment of industry in the Kaiserslautern area, led to the total population of the municipality increasing despite strong emigration out of present day Germany. Due to this population increase, Enkenbach-Alsenborn evolved from a farming community to the municipality it is today.
[edit] Population
- 1800: 1,095
- 1900: 3,326
- 1975: 6,900
- 1996: 7,323
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