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Kandel | |
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Location of Kandel within Germersheim district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 49°5′N 8°12′E / 49.083°N 8.200°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Germersheim |
Municipal assoc. | Kandel |
Subdivisions | 3 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Niedermeier[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 26.64 km2 (10.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,212 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 76870 |
Dialling codes | 07275 |
Vehicle registration | GER |
Website | www.kandel.de |
Kandel (German: [ˈkandl̩] ) is a town in the Germersheim district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France and approximately 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.
Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth.
Kandel is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kandel.
Coat of arms meaning
[edit]Star: Celestial goodness, noble person, leadership, excellence.
Sword: Justice and military honour.
Sky-Blue (Azure): Truth and loyalty.
Notable inhabitants
[edit]The following overview contains notable people associated with Kandel. The list does not claim to be complete.
Honorary citizens
[edit]- 1980: Maria Wiesheu (Sister Himeria), a member of the Order of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer, a province of Palatinate, Esthal, a long time active as a nurse in Kandel
- 1991: Oskar Böhm († 2001), 1955-1989 Mayor of the city of Kandel, 1972-1981 Mayor of the Association of Kandel
Sons and daughters of the city
[edit]- Franz Michael Leuchsenring (1746-1827), author
- Horst Schütz (born 1951), cyclist
- Ingrid Persohn (born 1952), cyclist and three-time German champion
- Nadine Härdter (born 1981), handball player
- Manuel Hornig (born 1982), soccer player
- Pascal Ackermann (born 1994), cyclist
- Petrissa Solja (born 1994), table tennis player
People who have worked in Kandel
[edit]- Albert Hilger, (1839-1905), completed on the spot starting from 1854 a pharmacist teaching
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Germersheim, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
[edit]Media related to Kandel at Wikimedia Commons