Rodenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate

Last updated
Rodenbach
W rodenbach kl.jpg
Coat of arms
Location of Rodenbach within Kaiserslautern district
Rodenbach in KL.svg
Germany adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Rodenbach
Rhineland-Palatinate location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Rodenbach
Coordinates: 49°28′25″N7°39′06″E / 49.47361°N 7.65167°E / 49.47361; 7.65167 Coordinates: 49°28′25″N7°39′06″E / 49.47361°N 7.65167°E / 49.47361; 7.65167
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Kaiserslautern
Municipal assoc. Weilerbach
Government
 •  Mayor (2019–24) Ralf Schwarm [1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Elevation
221 m (725 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
 • Total3,216
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67688
Dialling codes 06374
Vehicle registration KL

Rodenbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Weilerbach.

Contents

Geography

Rodenbach lies 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Kaiserslautern. The settlements of Am Tränkwald, Berghof, Forsthaus Rodenbach, Mückenhof, and Wasserhaus all belong to Rodenbach's administrative area. [3] Neighboring localities are Weilerbach, Kaiserslautern-Siegelbach, Mackenbach and Kaiserslautern-Einsiedlerhof.

Rodenbach's weather is characterized by a temperate climate.

Sights

In 1874, what was known to locals as the "fox hill" was revealed to be the grave of a member of the Celtic nobility from the La Tène culture around 400 BC. Known today as the Fürstengrab von Rodenbach or the Princely Grave of Rodenbach, the tomb was restored and reconstructed in 2000 for the towns 700th birthday and contains replicas of the original finds, which are housed today in the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer. A short distance away, the remains of an open-air court from the 15th century can be found.

The area is also home to the Rodenbach Sculpture Way that begins at Dorfweiher and continues for 3km through the Reichswald forest.

Related Research Articles

Ramstein-Miesenbach Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Ramstein-Miesenbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, adjacent to the US Ramstein Air Base.

Weilerbach Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Weilerbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km north-west of Kaiserslautern.

Schwedelbach Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Schwedelbach is a community in the district of Kaiserslautern, southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Weilerbach.

Rockenhausen Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Rockenhausen is a town in the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Alsenz, approx. 30 km (19 mi) north of Kaiserslautern.

Enkenbach-Alsenborn Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Enkenbach-Alsenborn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the northern edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 10 km north-east of Kaiserslautern. Enkenbach-Alsenborn is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde, also named Enkenbach-Alsenborn.

Berglangenbach Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Berglangenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Baumholder, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Schallodenbach Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Schallodenbach is municipality in the district Kaiserslautern of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Ebertsheim Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Ebertsheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Schmittweiler Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Schmittweiler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Meisenheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Berschweiler bei Baumholder Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Berschweiler bei Baumholder is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Baumholder, whose seat is in the like-named town. Berschweiler bei Baumholder is one of two municipalities in the district with the name Berschweiler. The two are distinguished from each other by their geographical “tags”; the other one is called Berschweiler bei Kirn.

Eulenbis Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Eulenbis is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Katzweiler Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Katzweiler is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Kollweiler Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Kollweiler is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Mackenbach Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Mackenbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. it is home to numerous restaurants and bay about 8 beauty salons and one grocery store

Mehlingen Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Mehlingen is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Schneckenhausen Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Schneckenhausen is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Queidersbach Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Queidersbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Schopp Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Schopp is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Schopp station lies on the Biebermühl Railway.

Bann, Germany Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Bann is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Located in the Steinalb valley with the Palatinate Forest bordering it to the east.

Linden, Kaiserslautern Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Linden is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

References

  1. ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
  3. ↑ "Amtliches Verzeichnis der Gemeinden und Gemeindeteile. Stand: 1. Januar 2017" (pdf). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. p. 96.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.