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Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Coordinates: 49°25′N 8°20′E / 49.42°N 8.33°E / 49.42; 8.33
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Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
District
Flag of Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Flag
Coat of arms of Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
CapitalLudwigshafen
Area
 • Total304.88 km2 (117.71 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total155,921
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationRP
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The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) the district-free city Worms, the district Bergstraße, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludwigshafen, Rhein-Neckar, district-free Speyer, the districts Karlsruhe, Germersheim, Südliche Weinstraße and Bad Dürkheim.

History

The district was created in 1886 under the name Bezirksamt Ludwigshafen, one of the last acts of king Ludwig II of Bavaria. The population in the area around Speyer had grown significantly, which made the splitting of the Bezirksamt Speyer necessary. In 1969, the Speyer and Ludwigshafen districts and parts of the Frankenthal and Neustadt districts were merged again to form the new Ludwigshafen district.

On May 19, 2003, the district parliament passed a resolution to rename the district "Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis" starting in 2004.

Partnerships

The district started its first partnership in 1964 with the municipalities Schnals and Naturns in Italy. The Speyer district had a partnership with Schlanders and Martell, also in Italy, which were taken over after the merging of the district. As part of the partnership of Rhineland-Palatinate with Rwanda the district has a partnership with the municipality of Kinyami starting in 1983. After the German reunification the district supported the Saalkreis in Saxony-Anhalt in modernising the administration to western standard, which resulted in a friendship between the two districts. In 1991 a partnership with the district Radviliskis in Lithuania was started, and in 2002 with the Polish district Opole in Silesia.

Geography

The district is located in the valley of the Rhine river, both the actual river valley and the Vorderpfälzer Tiefland, formed by the sediments of the rivers of the Palatinate hills. The district has a very warm climate, together with the fertile loess soil it makes the area favourable for growing vegetable. However the rainfall is comparatively low, thus irrigation is needed.

Coat of arms

The wavy line from the bottom-right to the top-left symbolizes the Rhine river.

The lion in the left is the lion of the Electorate of the Palatinate, to which the largest part of the district belonged historically.

The silver cross in the right part is taken from the State of Speyer, taken from the coat of arms of the Speyer district.

The shield in the middle show water lily leaves, a typical symbol for the district, as this plant grows in the old arms of the Rhine river.

Towns and municipalities

Verband-free municipalities

FrankenthalBergstraße (district)Alzey-WormsBad Dürkheim (district)Germersheim (district)Karlsruhe (district)Neustadt an der WeinstraßeSüdliche WeinstraßeLudwigshafenMannheimRhein-Neckar-KreisSpeyerWormsAltripBeindersheimBirkenheideBobenheim-RoxheimBöhl-IggelheimDannstadt-SchauernheimDudenhofenFußgönheimGroßniedesheimHanhofenHarthausenHeßheimHeuchelheim bei FrankenthalHochdorf-AssenheimKleinniedesheimLambsheimLimburgerhofMaxdorfMutterstadtNeuhofenOtterstadtRödersheim-GronauRömerbergSchifferstadtWaldsee
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Bobenheim-Roxheim 9 967 inhabitants 20.5 km2
Böhl-Iggelheim 10 533 inhabitants 32.8 km2
Limburgerhof 10 834 inhabitants 9 km2
Mutterstadt 12 576 inhabitants 20.5 km2
Stadt Schifferstadt 19 392 inhabitants 28 km2

Verbandsgemeinden

Verbandsgemeinde
Dannstadt-
Schauernheim 		13 022 inhabitants 33.2 km2
Dannstadt-
Schauernheim * 		7 033 inhabitants 15.3 km2
Hochdorf-
Assenheim 		3 113 inhabitants 9.7 km2
Rödersheim-
Gronau 		2 876 inhabitants 8.2 km2
Verbandsgemeinde
Lambsheim-Heßheim 		15 987 inhabitants 37.68 km2
Beindersheim 3 054 inhabitants 5.7 km2
Großniedesheim 1 391 inhabitants 3.8 km2
Heßheim 3 060 inhabitants 5.8 km2
Heuchelheim
bei Frankenthal 		1 272 inhabitants 5.8 km2
Kleinniedesheim 942 inhabitants 3.9 km2
Lambsheim * 6 268 inhabitants 12.8 km2
Verbandsgemeinde
Maxdorf 		12 687 inhabitants 16.9 km2
Birkenheide 3 192 inhabitants 2.9 km2
Fußgönheim 2 484 inhabitants 6.7 km2
Maxdorf * 7 011 inhabitants 7.4 km2
Verbandsgemeinde
Rheinauen 		23 706 inhabitants 51.28 km2
Altrip 7 808 inhabitants 10.5 km2
Neuhofen 7 207 inhabitants 12.3 km2
Otterstadt 3 361 inhabitants 15.6 km2
Waldsee * 5 330 inhabitants 12.9 km2
Verbandsgemeinde
Römerberg-Dudenhofen 		20 498 inhabitants 54.98 km2
Dudenhofen * 5.812 inhabitants 13 km2
Hanhofen 2 410 inhabitants 5.8 km2
Harthausen 3 082 inhabitants 8.4 km2
Römerberg 9 194 inhabitants 27.9 km2

*seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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