Jockgrim

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Jockgrim
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Jockgrim
Jockgrim (Germany)
Jockgrim
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Germersheim
Municipal assoc. Jockgrim
Mayor Jörg Scherer
Basic statistics
Area 12.62 km² (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation 114 m  (374 ft)
Population 6,910  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 548 /km² (1,418 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate GER
Postal code 76751
Area code 07271
Website www.jockgrim.de

Coordinates: 49°5′42″N 08°16′42″E / 49.095, 8.27833

Jockgrim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approximately 15 km north-west of Karlsruhe.

Jockgrim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (“collective municipality”) Jockgrim.

In 1965, Jockgrim celebrated the 700th anniversary of the old part of town: Hinterstadtl. This picturesque area has a bi-annual festival called Hinterstadtl Fest which takes place on the first weekend of September.

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