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Schweigen-Rechtenbach

Coordinates: 49°03′11″N 7°57′22″E / 49.05306°N 7.95611°E / 49.05306; 7.95611
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Schweigen-Rechtenbach
Coat of arms of Schweigen-Rechtenbach
Location of Schweigen-Rechtenbach within Südliche Weinstraße district
Schweigen-Rechtenbach is located in Germany
Schweigen-Rechtenbach
Schweigen-Rechtenbach
Schweigen-Rechtenbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Schweigen-Rechtenbach
Schweigen-Rechtenbach
Coordinates: 49°03′11″N 7°57′22″E / 49.05306°N 7.95611°E / 49.05306; 7.95611
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictSüdliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc.Bad Bergzabern
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Dieter Geißer[1]
Area
 • Total16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,392
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76889
Dialling codes06342
Vehicle registrationSÜW
Websitewww.schweigen-rechtenbach.de

Schweigen-Rechtenbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Geography

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Schweigen-Rechtenbach is located at the southern end, marked by the imposing Deutsches Weintor, of the German Wine Route. The principal route no longer passes through the "Weintor", but has been diverted round it. Continuing in a southerly direction from the municipality the principal route continues to Wissembourg, first crossing the current frontier between Germany and France.

History

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Schweigen-Rechtenbach was created, as part of a larger programme of local government boundary reforms in the area, on 7 June 1969 through the fusion of Schweigen and Rechtenbach, both of which had previously been administratively independent.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis 2006 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Seite 196 (PDF; 2,6 MB)