Schneckenhausen

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Schneckenhausen
Municipality
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Schneckenhausen
Coordinates: 49°32′25″N07°44′43″E / 49.54028°N 7.74528°E / 49.54028; 7.74528
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Kaiserslautern
Municipal assoc. Otterbach-Otterberg
Government
 •  Mayor (2019–24) Hanna-Lore Scharding [1]
Area
 • Total
3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total
561
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67699
Dialling codes 06301
Vehicle registration KL

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

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Geography

Schneckenhausen lies 11 km (7 mi) north of Kaiserslautern at the spring of the Odenbach, which flows for around 22 km (14 mi) before joining the Glan River. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde (regional administrative body) Otterbach-Otterberg, which has its administrative offices in Otterberg. Along its outer borders lie the Wickelhof and Creutzhof farmsteads.

Politics

The municipal council is composed of 8 members who are elected locally through a plurality voting system.

Economy and infrastructure

The public transportation is integrated into the Rhein-Neckar Transit Network. Two lines of the regional bus system connect the municipality to Kaiserslautern. The nearest train station is located in Katzweiler roughly 7 km (4 mi) southwest. The nearest Bundesstraße (Federal Highway) is B270, which runs parallel to the train tracks.

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References

  1. ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.


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