Schifferstadt

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Schifferstadt
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt (Germany)
Schifferstadt
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Mayor Klaus Sattel
Basic statistics
Area 28 km² (10.8 sq mi)
Elevation 104 m  (341 ft)
Population 19,587  
 - Density 700 /km² (1,812 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RP
Postal code 67105
Area code 06235
Website www.schifferstadt.de

Coordinates: 49°23′00″N 8°22′00″E / 49.383333, 8.366667

Schifferstadt is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km southwest of Ludwigshafen and 6 km northwest of Speyer.

In 1835 in Schifferstadt the Golden Hat of Schifferstadt was found, the oldest of four known hats of that kind, dated to 1400-1300 BC.

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