Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

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Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
District
Flagge Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis.svg
Flag
DEU Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis COA.svg
Coat of arms
Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Capital Ludwigshafen
Government
 • District admin.Clemens Körner (CDU)
Area
 • Total304.88 km2 (117.71 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022) [1]
 • Total155,921
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration RP
Website rhein-pfalz-kreis.de

The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) the district-free city Worms, the district Bergstraße, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludwigshafen, Rhein-Neckar, district-free Speyer, the districts Karlsruhe, Germersheim, Südliche Weinstraße and Bad Dürkheim.

History

The district was created in 1886 under the name Bezirksamt Ludwigshafen, one of the last acts of king Ludwig II of Bavaria. The population in the area around Speyer had grown significantly, which made the splitting of the Bezirksamt Speyer necessary. In 1969, the Speyer and Ludwigshafen districts and parts of the Frankenthal and Neustadt districts were merged again to form the new Ludwigshafen district.

On May 19, 2003, the district parliament passed a resolution to rename the district "Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis" starting in 2004.

Partnerships

The district started its first partnership in 1964 with the municipalities Schnals and Naturns in Italy. The Speyer district had a partnership with Schlanders and Martell, also in Italy, which were taken over after the merging of the district. As part of the partnership of Rhineland-Palatinate with Rwanda the district has a partnership with the municipality of Kinyami starting in 1983. After the German reunification the district supported the Saalkreis in Saxony-Anhalt in modernising the administration to western standard, which resulted in a friendship between the two districts. In 1991 a partnership with the district Radviliskis in Lithuania was started, and in 2002 with the Polish district Opole in Silesia.

Geography

The district is located in the valley of the Rhine river, both the actual river valley and the Vorderpfälzer Tiefland, formed by the sediments of the rivers of the Palatinate hills. The district has a very warm climate, together with the fertile loess soil it makes the area favourable for growing vegetable. However the rainfall is comparatively low, thus irrigation is needed.

Coat of arms

The wavy line from the bottom-right to the top-left symbolizes the Rhine river.

The lion in the left is the lion of the Electorate of the Palatinate, to which the largest part of the district belonged historically.

The silver cross in the right part is taken from the State of Speyer, taken from the coat of arms of the Speyer district.

The shield in the middle show water lily leaves, a typical symbol for the district, as this plant grows in the old arms of the Rhine river.

Towns and municipalities

Verband-free municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Karte Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis.pngWormsWaldsee
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Karte Bobenheim-Roxheim.png Wappen Bobenheim-Roxheim.svg Bobenheim-Roxheim 9 967 inhabitants20.5 km2
Karte Bohl-Iggelheim.png DEU Bohl-Iggelheim COA.svg Böhl-Iggelheim 10 533 inhabitants32.8 km2
Karte Limburgerhof.png DEU Limburgerhof COA.svg Limburgerhof 10 834 inhabitants9 km2
Karte Mutterstadt.png Wappen Mutterstadt.svg Mutterstadt 12 576 inhabitants20.5 km2
Karte Schifferstadt.png DEU Schifferstadt COA.svg Stadt Schifferstadt 19 392 inhabitants28 km2

Verbandsgemeinden

Karte Verbandsgemeinde Dannstadt-Schauernheim.png DEU Verbandsgemeinde Dannstadt-Schauernheim COA.svg Verbandsgemeinde
Dannstadt-
Schauernheim 		13 022 inhabitants33.2 km2
DEU Dannstadt-Schauernheim COA.svg Dannstadt-
Schauernheim *		7 033 inhabitants15.3 km2
DEU Hochdorf-Assenheim COA.svg Hochdorf-
Assenheim 		3 113 inhabitants9.7 km2
DEU Rodersheim-Gronau COA.svg Rödersheim-
Gronau 		2 876 inhabitants8.2 km2
Karte Verbandsgemeinde Lambsheim-Hessheim.png DEU Verbandsgemeinde Lambsheim-Hessheim COA.svg Verbandsgemeinde
Lambsheim-Heßheim 		15 987 inhabitants37.68 km2
DEU Beindersheim COA.svg Beindersheim 3 054 inhabitants5.7 km2
DEU Grossniedesheim COA.svg Großniedesheim 1 391 inhabitants3.8 km2
DEU Hessheim COA.svg Heßheim 3 060 inhabitants5.8 km2
DEU Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal COA.svg Heuchelheim
bei Frankenthal 		1 272 inhabitants5.8 km2
DEU Kleinniedesheim COA.svg Kleinniedesheim 942 inhabitants3.9 km2
DEU Lambsheim COA.svg Lambsheim *6 268 inhabitants12.8 km2
Karte Verbandsgemeinde Maxdorf.png DEU Verbandsgemeinde Maxdorf COA.svg Verbandsgemeinde
Maxdorf 		12 687 inhabitants16.9 km2
DEU Birkenheide COA.svg Birkenheide 3 192 inhabitants2.9 km2
DEU Fussgoenheim COA.svg Fußgönheim 2 484 inhabitants6.7 km2
DEU Maxdorf COA.svg Maxdorf *7 011 inhabitants7.4 km2
Karte Verbandsgemeinde Waldsee.png DEU VG Rheinauen COA.svg Verbandsgemeinde
Rheinauen 		23 706 inhabitants51.28 km2
DEU Altrip COA.svg Altrip 7 808 inhabitants10.5 km2
DEU Neuhofen (Pfalz) COA.svg Neuhofen 7 207 inhabitants12.3 km2
DEU Otterstadt COA.svg Otterstadt 3 361 inhabitants15.6 km2
Wappen Waldsee.svg Waldsee *5 330 inhabitants12.9 km2
Karte Verbandsgemeinde Romerberg-Dudenhofen.png DEU VG Roemerberg-Dudenhofen COA.svg Verbandsgemeinde
Römerberg-Dudenhofen 		20 498 inhabitants54.98 km2
Wappen Dudenhofen.svg Dudenhofen *5.812 inhabitants13 km2
Wappen Hanhofen.svg Hanhofen 2 410 inhabitants5.8 km2
DEU Harthausen COA.svg Harthausen 3 082 inhabitants8.4 km2
Wappen Roemerberg.svg Römerberg 9 194 inhabitants27.9 km2

*seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

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References

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

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