Kandel

Kandel
Town centre
Coat of arms
Kandel
Location of Kandel within Germersheim district
Coordinates: 49°5′N 8°12′E / 49.083°N 8.200°E / 49.083; 8.200Coordinates: 49°5′N 8°12′E / 49.083°N 8.200°E / 49.083; 8.200
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Germersheim
Municipal assoc.	Kandel
Government
• Mayor	Günther Tielebörger (SPD)
Area
• Total	26.64 km2 (10.29 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,773
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	76870
Dialling codes	07275
Vehicle registration	GER
Website	www.kandel.de

Kandel is a town in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, approx. 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.

Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth

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

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  St Georg

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  The Dampfnudeltor

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  House in Kandel

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  Station

Coat of arms meaning

Star: Celestial goodness, noble person, leadership, excellence.

Sword: Justice and military honour.

Sky-Blue (Azure): Truth and loyalty.

Towns and municipalities in Germersheim (district) Bellheim Berg Erlenbach bei Kandel Freckenfeld Freisbach Germersheim Hagenbach Hatzenbühl Hördt Jockgrim Kandel Knittelsheim Kuhardt Leimersheim Lingenfeld Lustadt Minfeld Neuburg am Rhein Neupotz Ottersheim bei Landau Rheinzabern Rülzheim Scheibenhardt Schwegenheim Steinweiler Vollmersweiler Weingarten Westheim Winden Wörth am Rhein Zeiskam

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