Hochspeyer
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| Hochspeyer | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Kaiserslautern |
| Municipal assoc. | Hochspeyer |
| Mayor | Gerhard Scherer |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 22.72 km² (8.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Population | 4,680 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 206 /km² (534 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KL |
| Postal code | 67691 |
| Area code | 06305 |
| Website | www.hochspeyer-pfalz.de |
Hochspeyer is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest (Pfälzer Wald), approx. 10 km east of Kaiserslautern.
Hochspeyer is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Hochspeyer ("collective municipality").
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[edit] History
Hochspeyer's history is closely related to the Cistercian Abbey of Otterberg, to which the Münchhof belonged since 1195.
In 1801 the region Palatinate became part of the French Département Mont-Tonnerre, and in 1815 it became part of the Bavarian Kingdom.
After World War II Palatinate (and with it Hochspeyer) was incorporated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
[edit] Education
Hochspeyer has the Münchhofschule (a primary and secondary school) as well as three Kindergartens.
[edit] Economy
Trade, minor industry and farming shape the small local economy in Hochspeyer. Tourism is about to develop since the Palatinate forest has become part of the biosphere reserve Pfälzer Wald-Vosges du Nord in 1998 and projects like the Mountainbikepark Pfälzerwald, a route network for mountainbiking, have been initiated.
 Farmland and forests form Hochspeyer's environment |
 New development areas lead to a rise of population |
 Good traffic infrastructure and the Palatine Forest attract tourists |
[edit] Transport
Hochspeyer is near the A6 and A63 motorways. It is also served by the B37 and B49 roads.
For rail, Hochspeyer is served by the metro railway (S-Bahn) between Kaiserslautern/Homburg and Mannheim/Heidelberg half hourly.
[edit] External links
- Hochspeyer Web Site Tourism and Community Town site
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