Elevation 289 m (948 ft) Area 30 km² Population 7,027 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 06303 | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Saturday 12:57 AM Postal code 67677 Team SV Alsenborn | |
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Enkenbach-Alsenborn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the northern edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 10 km north-east of Kaiserslautern. Enkenbach-Alsenborn is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality"), also named Enkenbach-Alsenborn.
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Map of Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Germany
Geography
The municipality consists of the local villages of Enkenbach and Alsenborn. Before officially combining on 7 June 1969, the two villages worked very closely throughout their history to include a common coat of arms until 1795, a common mayor until 1825 and a common forest area until 1832.
Neighbouring municipalities are - in a clockwise direction - Neuhemsbach, Sippersfeld, Kerzenheim, Ramsen (Pfalz), Wattenheim, Fischbach (Kaiserslautern district), Kaiserslautern and Mehlingen.
History
Findings from the young stone age and mounds from the Iron Age indicate that the area was already populated in early-historical time.
Expansion
With favorable traffic levels and the connection to the railway in the year 1871, as well as the establishment of industry in the Kaiserslautern area, led to the total population of the municipality increasing despite strong emigration out of present-day Germany. Due to this population increase, Enkenbach-Alsenborn evolved from a farming community to the municipality it is today.