Germersheim (district)

Germersheim (German: [ˈɡɛɐ̯mɐsˌhaɪm] ⓘ) is a district in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südliche Weinstraße, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, the district Karlsruhe as well as the district-free city of Karlsruhe, and the French département Bas-Rhin.

Germersheim
District
Flag of Germersheim
Flag
Coat of arms of Germersheim
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
CapitalGermersheim
Area
 • Total463.26 km2 (178.87 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total129,313
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGER
Websitekreis-germersheim.de

History

Most of the region was part of the Palatinate from the 11th century on. The bishops of Speyer owned some lands, too. The Palatinate was destroyed in the Napoleonic Wars, and the clerical states of Germany were dissolved in 1803. After a period of French occupation the Congress of Vienna decided to hand the territories over to Bavaria. The region remained a part of Bavaria until World War II; afterwards it was incorporated into the newly established state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Geography

The Rhine river marks (with a few exceptions) the eastern boundary of the district, the river Lauter most of the southern boundary. The landscape of the district consists of the Rhine valley, in the north and east meeting the jungle-like areas of old Rhine arms, in the south covering the Bienwald (a forest stretching into the north of Alsace).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the lion of Palatinate in the top part, and the cross of Speyer in the bottom part. The wavy line in the middle symbolizes the Rhine river, and the escutcheon in the middle is from the coat of arms of the city of Germersheim.

Towns and municipalities
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Verbandsgemeinden
  1. Germersheim
  2. Wörth am Rhein
  1. Bellheim1
  2. Knittelsheim
  3. Ottersheim bei Landau
  4. Zeiskam
  1. Berg
  2. Hagenbach1, 2
  3. Neuburg am Rhein
  4. Scheibenhardt
  1. Hatzenbühl
  2. Jockgrim1
  3. Neupotz
  4. Rheinzabern
  1. Erlenbach bei Kandel
  2. Freckenfeld
  3. Kandel1, 2
  4. Minfeld
  5. Steinweiler
  6. Vollmersweiler
  7. Winden
  1. Freisbach
  2. Lingenfeld1
  3. Lustadt
  4. Schwegenheim
  5. Weingarten
  6. Westheim
  1. Hördt
  2. Kuhardt
  3. Leimersheim
  4. Rülzheim1
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
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