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Kandel
Town centre
Town centre
Coat of arms of Kandel
Location of Kandel 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.Kandel
Subdivisions3
Government
 • MayorGünther Tielebörger (SPD)
Area
 • Total26.64 km2 (10.29 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total9,212
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76870
Dialling codes07275
Vehicle registrationGER
Websitewww.kandel.de

Kandel is a town in the Germersheim district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France and approximately 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.

Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth.

Kandel is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kandel.

Coat of arms meaning

Star: Celestial goodness, noble person, leadership, excellence.

Sword: Justice and military honour.

Sky-Blue (Azure): Truth and loyalty.

References

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