Bad Bergzabern
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| Bad Bergzabern | ||
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  Bad Bergzabern | ||
Location of Bad Bergzabern within Südliche Weinstraße district  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°7′N 7°0′E / 49.117°N 7.000°ECoordinates: 49°7′N 7°0′E / 49.117°N 7.000°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Südliche Weinstraße | |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Bergzabern | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Harald Bratz (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.71 km2 (4.14 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 7,547 | |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 76887 | |
| Dialling codes | 06343 | |
| Vehicle registration | SÜW | |
| Website | www.bad-bergzabern.de | |
Bad Bergzabern (
listen (help·info)) is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, on the south-eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Landau.
Bad Bergzabern is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bad Bergzabern.
History
The medieval Latin name is Tabernae Montanus. Friedrich Julius Marx, wrote a short history of Bergzabern „Oratio de Tabernis Montanis“ (Zweibrücken 1730). Notable people from Bergzabern include Johann Wolff.
Bad Bergzabern on a wintry morning, seen from the Zeppelinstraße
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References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.
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