Mutterstadt
Mutterstadt | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mutterstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district | |
  Mutterstadt | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′N 8°21′E / 49.433°N 8.350°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–31) | Thorsten Leva[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,139 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67112 |
| Dialling codes | 06234 |
| Vehicle registration | RP |
| Website | www.mutterstadt.de |
Mutterstadt is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Though classified as rural the municipality does contain urbanized areas.
It is situated approximately 7 km southwest of the city center of Ludwigshafen.
History
[edit]Mutterstadt was first mentioned in the Lorsch codex in the year 767 as mutherstather marca. The name Mutterstadt is derived from the medieval personal name Muothari (or Muther) and not from the German word Mutter.
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Old town hall -
Former Post office
News
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On the 9th of August 2016 a suspected IS terrorist was apprehended on suspicion of planning an attack during a soccer match[3]
Towns and municipalities in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis |
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References
[edit]- ^ Doreen Reber: Stabwechsel im Amt des Bürgermeisters, Die Rheinpfalz, 2 July 2023, accessed 23 September 2023 (in German).
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ "Einsatz in Mutterstadt: Terrorverdächtiger in Rheinland-Pfalz festgenommen". Retrieved 2016-08-09.
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