Silz, Rhineland-Palatinate

Silz
Location of Silz within Südliche Weinstraße district
Silz
Silz
Coordinates: 49°08′51″N 7°57′05″E / 49.14750°N 7.95139°E / 49.14750; 7.95139
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictSüdliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc.Annweiler am Trifels
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Elke Mandery[1]
Area
 • Total
8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation
216 m (709 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
712
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76857
Dialling codes06346
Vehicle registrationSÜW
Websitewww.silz.de

Silz (German pronunciation: [zɪlts]) is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Silz is home to the Südliche Weinstraße Wildlife Park which attracts about 100,000 visitors a year.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "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)