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Wörth am Rhein (German pronunciation: [vœʁt] (
listen)) 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. Daimler AG's biggest truck production plant (approx. 2,8 square kilometer) has been located in this town since 1960.
Wörth am Rhein | |
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Town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wörth am Rhein within Germersheim district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°3′6″N 8°15′37″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Germersheim |
| Subdivisions | 4 Ortsbezirke |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–24) | Dennis Nitsche[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.64 km2 (50.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 18,217 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76730–76744 |
| Dialling codes | 07271 (Wörth am Rhein) 07277 (Wörth-Büchelberg) 06340 (Wörth-Schaidt) |
| Vehicle registration | GER |
| Website | www.woerth.de |
Mayors
- 1960–1980: Karl-Josef Stöffler (CDU)
- 1980–2016: Harald Seiter (CDU)
- since 2016: Dennis Nitsche (SPD)
Gallery
Friedenskirche (Peace church)
St. Laurentius in Wörth-Büchelberg
St. Leo in Wörth-Schaidt
Wörth-Schaidt
Wörth harbour
Rhine water meadows Nature reserve area
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 Bavaria 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
- Wynkyn de Worde (unknown birth date; died c. 1534), printer and publisher in London, possibly born in Wörth am Rhein
- Marlene Zapf (born 1990), handball player, grew up in Wörth
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References
- Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
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На других языках
- [en] Wörth am Rhein
[es] Wörth am Rhein
Wörth am Rhein es una ciudad en Renania-Palatinado en Alemania. La ciudad tiene 700 años. Se subdivide en cuatro barrios: Büchelberg, Maximiliansau, Schaidt y Wörth. Hay una fábrica de DaimlerChrysler y una papelera. La ciudad es cerca de la frontera de Francia, de Karlsruhe y de río Rin. El puerto es muy importante por la economía de la región.[ru] Вёрт-ам-Райн
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