Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz
Appearance
Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz | |
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Coordinates: 49°08′49″N 8°13′12″E / 49.14694°N 8.22000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Südliche Weinstraße |
Municipal assoc. | Herxheim |
Government | |
• Mayor | Franz-Ludwig Trauth (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 10,872 |
• Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 76863 |
Dialling codes | 07276 |
Vehicle registration | SÜW |
Website | www.herxheim-pfalz.de |
Herxheim is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km south-east of Landau. Herxheim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Herxheim.
Herxheim is twinned with:
International Sport
Herxheim host domestic and international motorcycle racing in the south of the town. It has hosted the World Longtrack Championship Final three occasions and in recent years had hosted a number of rounds of the Grand-Prix series. It is one of the best venues in the sport.
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.