Kirchheimbolanden

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Coordinates: 49°39′59″N 8°0′42″E / 49.66639, 8.01167

Kirchheimbolanden
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Kirchheimbolanden
Kirchheimbolanden (Germany)
Kirchheimbolanden
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
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.

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