Mannweiler-Cölln
Mannweiler-Cölln | |
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protestant church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Mannweiler-Cölln within Donnersbergkreis district | |
Mannweiler-Cölln Mannweiler-Cölln | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′35″N 7°48′14″E / 49.69319°N 7.80399°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Donnersbergkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Nordpfälzer Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Udo Weyh[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.90 km2 (1.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 359 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67822 |
| Dialling codes | 06362 |
| Vehicle registration | KIB |
Mannweiler-Cölln is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Mannweiler-Cölln is located in the Alsenz river valley in the North Palatine Uplands. It borders Oberndorf, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler and Schiersfeld.
Kaiserslautern is located about 38 km (24 mi) to the south.
History
The current municipality was formed in 1969 by the merger of Mannweiler (north) and Cölln (south).[3]
Culture and sights
- The Protestant Church of Mannweiler-Cölln (built 1860–61)
- Catholic Chapel (Kleiner Böhl 2). Chapel room in old Catholic schoolhouse, made 1741 by conversion of a farmhouse. Timber-framed building with stained-glass, today occasionally used for services
- Randeck Museum (Böhlstraße 5).
- Ruins of Randeck Castle
- Ruins of the Stolzenburg (in the vicinity)
Infrastructure
Mannweiler had an epounymous station along the Alsenz Valley Railway. Cölln shared a station with neighbouring Bayerfeld-Steckweiler under the name Bayerfeld-Cölln. Both were closed after World War II.
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Donnersbergkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis (= Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz [Hrsg.]: Statistische Bände. Band 407). Bad Ems Februar 2016, p. 171 (PDF; 2,8 MB).