Jockgrim
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| Jockgrim | ||
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  Jockgrim | ||
Location of Jockgrim within Germersheim district  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°5′42″N 08°16′42″E / 49.09500°N 8.27833°ECoordinates: 49°5′42″N 08°16′42″E / 49.09500°N 8.27833°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Germersheim | |
| Municipal assoc. | Jockgrim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jörg Scherer | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12.62 km2 (4.87 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 7,160 | |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 76751 | |
| Dialling codes | 07271 | |
| Vehicle registration | GER | |
| Website | www.jockgrim.de | |
Jockgrim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approximately 15 km north-west of Karlsruhe.
Jockgrim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (“collective municipality”) Jockgrim.
In 1965, Jockgrim celebrated the 700th anniversary of the old part of town: Hinterstadtl. This picturesque area has a bi-annual festival called Hinterstadtl Fest which takes place on the first weekend of September.
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.
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