Hermersberg

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Hermersberg

Coat of arms
Hermersberg
Coordinates: 49°19′23″N 7°38′02″E / 49.32306°N 7.63389°E / 49.32306; 7.63389Coordinates: 49°19′23″N 7°38′02″E / 49.32306°N 7.63389°E / 49.32306; 7.63389
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Südwestpfalz
Municipal assoc. Waldfischbach-Burgalben
Government
 • Mayor Erich Sommer (CDU)
Area
 • Total 13.02 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Elevation 408-427 m (−993 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 1,712
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 66919
Dialling codes 06333
Vehicle registration PS
Website www.hermersberg.de

Hermersberg is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is situated on the western edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 15 km northeast of Pirmasens, on top of the Sickinger Höhe.

Inhabitants

69% of the population in Hermersberg is Catholic, 23% are Protestants;[2] the evolution of population can be proven since 1800.[3] From Year 1970 the number of inhabitants is slowly decreasing. [4]

Evolution of population (since 1800):

Year 1800 1815 1835 1871 1905 1925 1933 1939 1950 1961 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006
Population 239 435 611 794 1.096 1.211 1.343 1.459 1.556 1.755 1.932 1.877 1.830 1.813 1.740

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013. 
  2. ↑ EWOISneu : Gemeindestatistik aus dem landeseinheitlichen System
  3. ↑ Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte: Stadt und Landkreis Pirmasens
  4. ↑ Stat. Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz: Bevölkerungsentwicklung als Zeitreihe
Towns and municipalities in Südwestpfalz
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