Hermersberg

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Hermersberg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hermersberg
Hermersberg (Germany)
Hermersberg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Südwestpfalz
Municipal assoc. Waldfischbach-Burgalben
Mayor Erich Sommer (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 13.02 km² (5 sq mi)
Elevation 408-427 m
Population 1,750  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 134 /km² (348 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PS
Postal code 66919
Area code 06333
Website www.hermersberg.de

Coordinates: 49°19′23″N 7°38′02″E / 49.32306, 7.63389

Hermersberg is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is situated on the western edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 15 km northeast of Pirmasens, on top of the Sickinger Höhe.

[edit] Inhabitants

69 % of the population in Hermersberg is Catholic, 23 % are Protestants; [1] the evolution of population can be proven since 1800.[2] From Year 1970 the number of inhabitants is slowly decreasing.[3]

Evolution of population (since 1800):

Year 1800 1815 1835 1871 1905 1925 1933 1939 1950 1961 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006
Population 239 435 611 794 1.096 1.211 1.343 1.459 1.556 1.755 1.932 1.877 1.830 1.813 1.740

[edit] References

  1. ^ EWOISneu : Gemeindestatistik aus dem landeseinheitlichen System
  2. ^ Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte: Stadt und Landkreis Pirmasens
  3. ^ Stat. Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz: Bevölkerungsentwicklung als Zeitreihe