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Friedelsheim

Coordinates:49°26′48″N08°13′23″E/ 49.44667°N 8.22306°E/49.44667; 8.22306
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Friedelsheim
Coat of arms of Friedelsheim
Location of Friedelsheim within Bad Dürkheim district
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Friedelsheim is located in Germany
Friedelsheim
Friedelsheim
Friedelsheim is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Friedelsheim
Friedelsheim
Coordinates:49°26′48″N08°13′23″E/ 49.44667°N 8.22306°E/49.44667; 8.22306
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBad Dürkheim
Municipal assoc.Wachenheim an der Weinstraße
Government
Mayor(2019–24)Peter Fleischer[1]
Area
• Total4.16 km2(1.61 sq mi)
Elevation
117 m (384 ft)
Population
(2022-12-31)[2]
• Total1,430
• Density340/km2(890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal codes
67159
Dialling codes06322
Vehicle registrationDÜW
Websitefriedelsheim.de

Friedelsheimis anOrtsgemeinde– amunicipalitybelonging to aVerbandsgemeinde,a kind of collective municipality – in theBad Dürkheimdistrict inRhineland-Palatinate,Germany.

Geography

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Location

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Thewinegrowingcentre lies in the eastern Palatinate (Vorderpfalz). It belongs to theVerbandsgemeindeof Wachenheim,whose seat is in thelike-named town.

History

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On 24 June 770, Friedelsheim had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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Municipal council

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The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3]

SPD CDU FDP FWG Total
2009 4 5 1 6 16 seats
2004 4 4 3 5 16 seats

Coat of arms

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The German blazon reads:Eine vor blauem Hintergrund abgebildete silberne Burg mit offenem Tor und drei Türmen mit spitzen roten Dächern, gekrönt von je einer goldenen Wetterfahne.

The municipality'sarmsmight in Englishheraldiclanguage be described thus: Azure a castle argent with an open gate and three towers each with a pointed roof gules crowned by a weathervane Or.

The arms are based on an old municipal seal, first known to have been used in 1698. The arms were officially conferred on 17 September 1853.[4]

Culture and sightseeing

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Regular events

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  • On the third Sunday in August, theFriedelsheimer Weinkerwe– the wine fair – is held.
  • On the second day ofAdvent,a Christmas market is held at theProtestantchurch.

Economy and infrastructure

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Transport

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TheAutobahnA 650toLudwigshafenlinks Friedelsheim to the national highway network. TowardsBad DürkheimrunsBundesstraße37.

TheRhein-Haardtbahn,anarrow-gaugerailwayrunning fromMannheimtoBad Dürkheim,also affords a link to the rail network.

Famous people

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Sons and daughters of the town

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  • Christian Philipp Koester (1784–1851), painter and restorer
  • Jakob Latscha (1849–1912), businessman
  • Ethelbert Stauffer(1902–1979), theologian

References

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  1. ^Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim,Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. ^"Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden"(PDF)(in German).Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.2023.
  3. ^Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
  4. ^Description and explanation of Friedelsheim’s arms
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