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Leimersheim

Coordinates: 49°7′21″N 8°20′36″E / 49.12250°N 8.34333°E / 49.12250; 8.34333
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Leimersheim
Municipality
Coat of arms of Leimersheim
Coat of arms
Location of Leimersheim within Germersheim district
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Leimersheim is located in Germany
Leimersheim
Leimersheim
Leimersheim is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Leimersheim
Leimersheim
Coordinates: 49°7′21″N 8°20′36″E / 49.12250°N 8.34333°E / 49.12250; 8.34333
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictGermersheim
Municipal assoc.Rülzheim
Government
 • MayorMatthias Schardt (CDU)
Area
 • Total12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,583
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76774
Dialling codes07272
Vehicle registrationGER
Websitewww.leimersheim.de

Leimersheim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

History

In the early 18th century, there were two Jewish families living in Leimersheim, and by the early 19th century, there were ten families.[2] By 1880, there were 118 Jewish people living in Leimersheim, which eventually went down to 26 by 1932 before the beginning of World War II.[2]

Famous people

  • Reinhard Liebel (1841-1905), businessman and politician from Erie, Pennsylvania; born in Leimersheim.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  2. ^ a b Vashem, Yad (2001). The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust: K-Sered. NYU Press. p. 713. ISBN 9780814793770. Retrieved 14 January 2019.


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