Wöllstein

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Wöllstein
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Wöllstein
Wöllstein (Germany)
Wöllstein
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Alzey-Worms
Municipal assoc. Wöllstein
Mayor Hans Jürgen Piegacki (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 12.00 km² (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation 134 m  (440 ft)
Population 4,389  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 366 /km² (947 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AZ
Postal code 55597
Area code 06703
Website www.woellstein.de

Coordinates: 49°48′52″N 7°57′39″E / 49.81444, 7.96083

Wöllstein is a municipality in the district Alzey-Worms, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located approx. 8 km south-east of Bad Kreuznach, and 30 km south-west of Mainz.

Wöllstein is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wöllstein.

[edit] Notable residents

  • Grigori Ivanovitch Langsdorff, natural scientist, * 18. April 1774 in Wöllstein
  • Helene Fischer, pop-singer, * 5. August 1984 in Krasnojarsk, grown up and living in Wöllstein

[edit] Twin towns

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