Wörth am Rhein
Appearance
Wörth am Rhein | |
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Town hall | |
Location of Wörth am Rhein within Germersheim district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 49°3′6″N 8°15′37″E / 49.05167°N 8.26028°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Germersheim |
Subdivisions | 4 Ortsbezirke |
Government | |
• Mayor (2016–24) | Dennis Nitsche[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 131.64 km2 (50.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 18,350 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 76730–76744 |
Dialling codes | 07271 (Wörth am Rhein) 07277 (Wörth-Büchelberg) 06340 (Wörth-Schaidt) |
Vehicle registration | GER |
Website | www.woerth.de |
Wörth am Rhein (German pronunciation: [vœʁt] ) is a town in the southernmost part of the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is on the left bank of the Rhine approximately 10 km west of the city centre of Karlsruhe and is just north of the German-French border. Daimler AG's largest truck production plant (2.8 km2) has been located in the town since 1960.
Mayors
[edit]- 1960–1980: Karl-Josef Stöffler (CDU)
- 1980–2016: Harald Seiter (CDU)
- since 2016: Dennis Nitsche (SPD)
Gallery
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Friedenskirche (Peace church)
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St. Laurentius in Wörth-Büchelberg
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St. Leo in Wörth-Schaidt
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Wörth-Schaidt
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Wörth harbour
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Rhine water meadows Nature reserve area
Notable people
[edit]- Ferdinand Brossart (1849–1930), 1915-1923 Bishop of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, United States.
- Ludwig Damminger (1913–1981), footballer
Linked to town
[edit]- Kevin Akpoguma (born 1995), German footballer who played in his youth for FC Bavaria Wörth
- Friedel Grützmacher (born 1942), former Landtag deputy (Alliance 90/The Greens) lived in Wörth
- Tobias Lindner (born 1982), Bundestag deputy (Alliance 90/The Greens) who lives in Wörth
- Petrissa Solja (born 1994), table tennis player
- Herbert Wetterauer (born 1957), artist and author who lives in Wörth
- Wynkyn de Worde (unknown birth date; died c. 1534), printer and publisher in London who was possibly born in Wörth am Rhein
- Marlene Zapf (born 1990), handball player who grew up in Wörth
References
[edit]- ^ Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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