Kapellen-Drusweiler
Kapellen-Drusweiler | |
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Location of Kapellen-Drusweiler within Südliche Weinstraße district  | |
  Kapellen-Drusweiler  Kapellen-Drusweiler | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′18″N 8°01′49″E / 49.10500°N 8.03028°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Südliche Weinstraße |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Bergzabern |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Gerd Kropfinger[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.77 km2 (2.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 995 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76889 |
| Dialling codes | 06343 |
| Vehicle registration | SÜW |
| Website | www.kapellen-drusweiler.de |
Kapellen-Drusweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Geography[edit]
The wine village of Kapellen-Drusweiler is a linear village, between the Palatinate Forest and the Rhine. The parish of Kapellen-Drusweiler includes the villages of Deutschhof, Eichenhöfe und Kaplaneihof. [3] Deutschhof was founded by Swiss immigrants.
History[edit]
Drusweiler was first mentioned in 1179. Around 1200, Klingenmünster Abbey build a chapel opposite the Church in Drusweiler. Around it there developed an independent settlement called Kapellen. The Duke of Palatinate-Zweibrücken united the two communities in 1410.
Religion[edit]
In 2007 52 percent of the inhabitants were Protestant and 24,8 percent Catholic. The remainder belong to other religions or were unaffiliated with any religion.[4]
Politics[edit]
Municipal council[edit]
The municipal council in Kapellen-Drusweiler comprises twelve councilors, elected by proportional representation local elections on 7 June 2009, together with the voluntary position of Mayor.
Distribution of seats in municipal elections:[5]
| SPD | CDU | FDP | FWG | Total | |
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| 2009 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 Seats |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 Seats |
Coat of arms[edit]
The blazon of the coat of arms reads: "Von Schwarz und Gold gespalten, rechts eine goldene Pflugschar, links ein schwarzes Sesel" (Divided into black and gold, a golden ploughshare right, a black winemakers' knife left).
It was approved in 1981 by the Neustadt district government and goes back to a seal dating from 1744.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Verzeichnis der Gemeinden und Gemeindeteile Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, Seite 101 (PDF)
- ^ KommWis, Stand: 30. November 2007 Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2009, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen
- ^ Karl Heinz Debus: Das große Wappenbuch der Pfalz. Neustadt an der Weinstraße 1988, ISBN 3-9801574-2-3
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