Schweigen-Rechtenbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Schweigen-Rechtenbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schweigen-Rechtenbach within Südliche Weinstraße district  | |
  Schweigen-Rechtenbach  Schweigen-Rechtenbach | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′11″N 7°57′22″E / 49.05306°N 7.95611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Südliche Weinstraße |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Bergzabern |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Dieter Geißer[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,392 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76889 |
| Dialling codes | 06342 |
| Vehicle registration | SÜW |
| Website | www.schweigen-rechtenbach.de |
Geography
editSchweigen-Rechtenbach is located at the southern end, marked by the imposing Deutsches Weintor, of the German Wine Route. The principal route no longer passes through the "Weintor", but has been diverted round it. Continuing in a southerly direction from the municipality the principal route continues to Wissembourg, first crossing the current frontier between Germany and France.
History
editSchweigen-Rechtenbach was created, as part of a larger programme of local government boundary reforms in the area, on 7 June 1969 through the fusion of Schweigen and Rechtenbach, both of which had previously been administratively independent.[3]
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 Gemeindeverzeichnis 2006 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Seite 196 (PDF; 2,6 MB)
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