Kusel
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Location of the town of Kusel within Kusel district
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| Coordinates | 49°32′5″N 7°23′53″E / 49.53472°N 7.39806°ECoordinates: 49°32′5″N 7°23′53″E / 49.53472°N 7.39806°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Kusel |
| Municipal assoc. | Kusel |
| Town subdivisions | 3 Stadtteile |
| Mayor | Jochen Hartloff (SPD) |
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| Area | 14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population | 4,849 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 337 /km2 (874 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KUS |
| Postal code | 66869 |
| Area code | 06381 |
| Website | www.kusel.de |
Kusel is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the district of Kusel. It is situated approx. 30 km north-west of Kaiserslautern.
Kusel is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kusel. The well-known operatic tenor Fritz Wunderlich was born in Kusel, and footballer Miroslav Klose spent part of his childhood in Kusel.
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