Country Germany District Südliche Weinstraße Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 16.04 km² Local time Friday 5:27 PM Dialling code 06342 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Elevation 217 m (712 ft) Postal codes 76889 Population 1,463 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 76889 Municipal assoc. Bad Bergzabern | |
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Schweigen-Rechtenbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
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Map of 76889 Schweigen-Rechtenbach, Germany
Geography
Schweigen-Rechtenbach is located at the southern end, marked by the imposing Deutsches Weintor, of the German Wine Route. The principal route no longer passes through the "Weintor", but has been diverted round it. Continuing in a southerly direction from the municipality the principal route continues to Wissembourg, first crossing the current frontier between Germany and France.
History
Schweigen-Rechtenbach was created, as part of a larger programme of local government boundary reforms in the area, on 7 June 1969 through the fusion of Schweigen and Rechtenbach, both of which had previously been administratively independent.
References
Schweigen-Rechtenbach Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA