Wörth am Rhein
| Wörth am Rhein | ||
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Town hall | ||
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  Wörth am Rhein | ||
Location of Wörth am Rhein within Germersheim district  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°3′6″N 8°15′37″E / 49.05167°N 8.26028°ECoordinates: 49°3′6″N 8°15′37″E / 49.05167°N 8.26028°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Germersheim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Dennis Nitsche (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 131.64 km2 (50.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 17,645 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 76730–76744 | |
| Dialling codes | 07271 (Wörth am Rhein) 07277 (Wörth-Büchelberg) 06340 (Wörth-Schaidt) | |
| Vehicle registration | GER | |
| Website | www.woerth.de | |
Wörth am Rhein is a town in the southernmost part of the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km west of the city centre of Karlsruhe and just north of the German-French border.
Mayors
- 1960–1980: Karl-Josef Stöffler (CDU)
- 1980–2016: Harald Seiter (CDU)
- since 2016: Dennis Nitsche (SPD)
pictures
Wörth Town hall
Rhine water meadows Nature reserve area
Friedenskirche (Peace church)
Wörth harbour
Sons and daughters of the town
- Ferdinand Brossart (1849-1930), 1915-1923 Bishop of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, USA.
- Ludwig Damminger (1913-1981), footballer
Connected to Wörth
- Kevin Akpoguma (born 1995), German footballer, played in his youth at the FC Bayern Wörth
- Friedel Grützmacher (born 1942), former Landtag deputy (Alliance '90/The Greens), lived in Wörth
- Tobias Lindner (born 1982), Bundestag deputy (Alliance 90/The Greens), lives in Wörth
- Petrissa Solja (born 1994), table tennis player
- Herbert Wetterauer (born 1957), artist and author, lives in Wörth
- Marlene Zapf (born 1990), handball player, grew up in Wörth,
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References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
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