Weyher in der Pfalz

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Weyher in der Pfalz
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Location of Weyher in der Pfalz within Südliche Weinstraße district
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Coordinates: 49°16′09″N8°05′00″E / 49.26917°N 8.08333°E / 49.26917; 8.08333 Coordinates: 49°16′09″N8°05′00″E / 49.26917°N 8.08333°E / 49.26917; 8.08333
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Südliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc. Edenkoben
Government
   Mayor Andreas Möwes
Area
  Total 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation 267 m (876 ft)
Population (2017-12-31) [1]
  Total 562
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 76835
Dialling codes 06323
Vehicle registration SÜW
Website www.weyher.de

Weyher in der Pfalz is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany with a stable population of around 500, populated for over 1200 years. It is situated in the foothills of a chestnut tree forest, overlooking the Rhine valley. It is known for its wine production and there are holiday apartments in the village. Ludwig I of Bavaria kept a summer apartment in the cliffs directly overlooking the village, which opens quarterly for village celebrations.

Südliche Weinstraße is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Südwestpfalz, Bad Dürkheim, the district-free city Neustadt (Weinstraße), Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Germersheim, and the French département Bas-Rhin. The district-free city Landau is surrounded by the district.

Rhineland-Palatinate State in Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate is a state of Germany.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

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References

  1. Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz "Bevölkerungsstand 2017 - Gemeindeebene" Check |url= value (help). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2018.