Mutterstadt
Appearance
Mutterstadt | |
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Location of Mutterstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hans-Dieter Schneider (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 13,139 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 67112 |
Dialling codes | 06234 |
Vehicle registration | RP |
Website | www.mutterstadt.de |
Mutterstadt is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Though classified as rural the municipality does contain urbanized areas.
It is situated approximately 7 km southwest of the city center of Ludwigshafen.
History
Mutterstadt was first mentioned in the Lorsch codex in the year 767 as mutherstather marca. The name Mutterstadt is derived from the medieval personal name Muothari (or Muther) and not from the German word Mutter.
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Old town hall
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Post office
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References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.