District Germersheim Elevation 114 m (374 ft) Area 12.61 km² Local time Sunday 3:43 AM Dialling code 07271 | Municipal assoc. Jockgrim Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 7,014 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 76751 | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Jockgrim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approximately 15 km north-west of Karlsruhe.
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Map of Jockgrim, Germany
Jockgrim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (“collective municipality”) Jockgrim.
In 1965, Jockgrim celebrated the 700th anniversary of the old part of town: Hinterstadtl. This picturesque area has a bi-annual festival called Hinterstadtl Fest which takes place on the first weekend of September. In 2015 they were celebrating the 750th anniversary.
Facts
Jockgrim had a little scene in the movie "Buffalo Soldiers". The scene when a tank runs over a gas station was filmed in jockgrim, in the background is the Hinterstädel.
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