Kirchheimbolanden
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Kirchheimbolanden | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Donnersbergkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Kirchheimbolanden |
Mayor | Klaus Hartmüller (CDU) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 26.36 km² (10.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
Population | 7,992 (31/12/2006) |
- Density | 303 /km² (785 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | KIB |
Postal code | 67292 |
Area code | 06352 |
Kirchheimbolanden, the capital of Donnersbergkreis, is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, south-western Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km west of Worms, and 30 km north-east of Kaiserslautern. The first part of the name, Kirchheim, dates back to 774. It became a town in 1368, and the Sponheim family improved its security with many towers and walls. Many ancestors of current world monarchs were born in Kirchheimbolanden.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- www.kirchheimbolanden.de — Official site
- www.mkengel.de — Unofficial site with pictures