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Jockgrim
Municipality
Coat of arms of Jockgrim
Coat of arms
Location of Jockgrim within Germersheim district
Wörth am RheinGermersheimZeiskamOttersheim bei LandauKnittelsheimBellheimScheibenhardtBergHagenbachNeuburg am RheinJockgrimNeupotzHatzenbühlRheinzabernSteinweilerErlenbach bei KandelKandelWindenVollmersweilerFreckenfeldMinfeldLeimersheimKuhardtRülzheimHördtSchwegenheimLingenfeldFreisbachWeingartenWestheimLustadtBaden-WürttembergFranceSpeyerRhein-Pfalz-KreisNeustadt an der WeinstraßeSüdliche WeinstraßeLandau
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictGermersheim
Municipal assoc.Jockgrim
Government
 • MayorSabine Baumann
Area
 • Total
12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
7,592
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76751
Dialling codes07271
Vehicle registrationGER
Websitewww.jockgrim.de

Jockgrim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approximately 15 km north-west of Karlsruhe.

Jockgrim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (“collective municipality”) Jockgrim.

In 1965, Jockgrim celebrated the 700th anniversary of the old part of town: Hinterstadtl. This picturesque area has a bi-annual festival called Hinterstadtl Fest which takes place on the first weekend of September. In 2015 they were celebrating the 750th anniversary.

References

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

Facts

Jockgrim had a little scene in the movie "Buffalo Soldiers". The scene when a tank runs over a gas station was filmed in jockgrim, in the background is the Hinterstädel.

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