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Rockenhausen
Town
Coat of arms of Rockenhausen
Coat of arms
Location of Rockenhausen within Donnersbergkreis district
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictDonnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.Rockenhausen
Government
 • MayorKarl-Heinz Seebald (SPD)
Area
 • Total36.83 km2 (14.22 sq mi)
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total5,397
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67806
Dialling codes06361
Vehicle registrationKIB
Websitewww.rockenhausen.de

Rockenhausen is a town in the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Alsenz, approx. 30 km north of Kaiserslautern.

Rockenhausen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Rockenhausen. As well as the town of Rockenhausen the municipality includes the villages of Marienthal and Dörnbach.

Notable citizens

  • Uta Frith, DBE FRS FBA FMedSci (1941) - developmental psychologist.

References

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