Enkenbach-Alsenborn

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Enkenbach-Alsenborn
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Enkenbach-Alsenborn
 Map of Germany, Position of Enkenbach-Alsenborn highlighted
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
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
Map

Coordinates: 49°29′26″N 7°54′09″E / 49.49056, 7.9025

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

Alsenborn

Enkenbach

Mehlingen

Baalborn
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