Kapellen-Drusweiler

For several other locations in Western Europe with the same name, see Kapellen.
Kapellen-Drusweiler

Coat of arms
Kapellen-Drusweiler

Coordinates: 49°06′18″N 8°01′49″E / 49.10500°N 8.03028°E / 49.10500; 8.03028Coordinates: 49°06′18″N 8°01′49″E / 49.10500°N 8.03028°E / 49.10500; 8.03028
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Südliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc. Bad Bergzabern
Government
 • Mayor Karl Hoffmann (CDU)
Area
 • Total 5.77 km2 (2.23 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 953
 • Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 76889
Dialling codes 06343
Vehicle registration SÜW
Website www.kapellen-drusweiler.de

Kapellen-Drusweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Geography

The wine village of Kapellen-Drusweiler is a linear village, between the Palatinate Forest and the Rhine. The parish of Kapellen-Drusweiler includes the villages of Deutschhof, Eichenhöfe und Kaplaneihof. [2] Deutschhof was founded by Swiss immigrants.

History

Drusweiler was first mentioned in 1179. Around 1200, Klingenmünster Abbey build a chapel opposite the Church in Drusweiler. Around it there developed an independent settlement called Kapellen. The Duke of Palatinate-Zweibrücken united the two communities in 1410.

Religion

In 2007 52 percent of the inhabitants were Protestant and 24,8 percent Catholic. The remainder belong to other religions or were unaffiliated with any religion.[3]

Politics

Parish Council

The Parish Council in Kapellen-Drusweiler comprises twelve councilors, elected by proportional representation local elections on 7 June 2009, together with the voluntary position of Mayor.

Distribution of seats in municipal elections:[4]

  SPD CDU FDP FWG Total
2009 3 4 2 3 12 Seats
2004 3 4 2 3 12 Seats

Coat of Arms

The blazon of the coat of arms reads: "Von Schwarz und Gold gespalten, rechts eine goldene Pflugschar, links ein schwarzes Sesel" (Divided into black and gold, a golden ploughshare right, a black winemakers' knife left).

It was approved in 1981 by the Neustadt district government and goes back to a seal dating from 1744.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
  2. ↑ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Verzeichnis der Gemeinden und Gemeindeteile, Seite 101 (PDF)
  3. ↑ KommWis, Stand: 30. November 2007
  4. ↑ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2009, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen
  5. ↑ Karl Heinz Debus: Das große Wappenbuch der Pfalz. Neustadt an der Weinstraße 1988, ISBN 3-9801574-2-3


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