Kollweiler is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Kollweiler | |
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Location of Kollweiler within Kaiserslautern district | |
Coordinates: 49°30′57″N 7°35′04″E / 49.51583°N 7.58444°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Kaiserslautern |
Municipal assoc. | Weilerbach |
Government | |
• Mayor (2024-) | Timo Müller [1] (FW) |
Area | |
• Total | 5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 541 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 66879 |
Dialling codes | 06385 |
Vehicle registration | KL |
Geography
editKollweiler lies in the Northern Pfalz. To the north are the towns of Jettenbach and Rothselberg, and to the south are the towns of Schwedelbach and Reichenbach-Steegen. The closest city is Kaiserslautern, located 15 km (9.3 mi) to the southeast.
History
editEven before the Romans, Celtic descendants settled the area around Kollweiler.
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.