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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
28.04 km²

Postal code
  
67105

State
  
Rhineland-Palatinate

Elevation
  
104 m (341 ft)

Postal codes
  
67105

Population
  
19,343 (31 Dec 2008)

Local time
  
Friday 5:50 AM

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 85% Humidity

Schifferstadt is a town in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. If not including Ludwigshafen (the district free city that is the capital of Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis), Schifferstadt is the only urban municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis.

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Map of 67105 Schifferstadt, Germany

It is situated approximately 12 km southwest of Ludwigshafen and 6 km northwest of Speyer.

History

In 1835 the Golden Hat of Schifferstadt was found nearby, the oldest of four known hats of that kind, dated to 1400-1300 BC.

Mayors

  • 1945–1946: Arnulf Kaufmann
  • 1946–1949: Valentin Stahl (CDU)
  • 1949–1971: Adam Teutsch (CDU)
  • 1971–1975: Theo Magin (CDU), born 1932
  • 1975–1995: Josef Sold (CDU)
  • 1995–2003: Edwin Mayer (CDU)
  • 2003–2011: Klaus Sattel (FWG)
  • since 2011: Ilona Volk (The Greens), born 1963, first green mayor in Rhineland-Palatinate

    • Coat of arms

    The blazon of the coat of arms of Schifferstadt is: „In Blau ein stilisiertes goldenes Schiff mit vorne angelehntem, aufrechtem goldenem Ruder, daraus wachsend ein silbernes Kreuz.“ “In blue a stylized golden ship, with an upright golden oar, and a silver cross”

    Town twinning

  • Aichach (Germany)
  • Frederick (USA)
  • Löbejün (Germany)

    • Sons and daughters of the town

  • Stefan Jambo (born 1958), footballer
  • Bernd Gerber (born 1961), footballer

    • References

    Schifferstadt Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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