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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Germersheim

Elevation
  
123 m (404 ft)

State
  
Rhineland-Palatinate

Municipal assoc.
  
Kandel

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Kandel

Kandel 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.

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Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth.

Kandel is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kandel.

Coat of arms meaning

Star: Celestial goodness, noble person, leadership, excellence.

Sword: Justice and military honour.

Sky-Blue (Azure): Truth and loyalty. The following overview contains important personalities with reference to Kandel (Pfalz) ', arranged by honorary citizens, person born in the city, or who have worked in Kandel. The list does not claim to be complete.

Honorary Citizens

  • 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

    • Before 1900

  • Franz Michael Leuchsenring (1746-1827), author

    • 20th century

  • 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

    • Persons who have worked on the ground

  • Albert Hilger, (1839-1905), completed on the spot starting from 1854 a pharmacist teaching

    • References

    Kandel Wikipedia
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