Waldfischbach-Burgalben

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Waldfischbach-Burgalben
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Waldfischbach-Burgalben
Coordinates: 49°17′05″N7°39′15″E / 49.28472°N 7.65417°E / 49.28472; 7.65417
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Südwestpfalz
Municipal assoc. Waldfischbach-Burgalben
Government
   Mayor (201924) Michael Oestreicher [1]
Area
  Total17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Highest elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Lowest elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
  Total4,671
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67714
Dialling codes 06333
Vehicle registration PS
Website www.waldfischbach-burgalben.de

Waldfischbach-Burgalben (Palatine German : Waldfischbach-Bojalwe) is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the western edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 10 km northeast of Pirmasens. Waldfischbach-Burgalben is also located near Pulaski Barracks, Kapaun and Vogelweh Air Force Base.

Waldfischbach-Burgalben is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Waldfischbach-Burgalben.

This town is twinned with Carentan, in Lower Normandy (France).

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References

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