Zweibrücken-Land

Zweibrücken-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the southwestern edge of the Palatinate forest, around Zweibrücken. The seat of the municipality is in Zweibrücken, itself not part of the municipality.

Composition

The Verbandsgemeinde Zweibrücken-Land consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):

  1. Althornbach
  2. Battweiler
  3. Bechhofen
  4. Contwig
  5. Dellfeld
  6. Dietrichingen
  7. Großbundenbach
  8. Großsteinhausen
  9. Hornbach
  1. Käshofen
  2. Kleinbundenbach
  3. Kleinsteinhausen
  4. Mauschbach
  5. Riedelberg
  6. Rosenkopf
  7. Walshausen
  8. Wiesbach

Politics

The municipal mayor is elected every 8 years, and was held by Jürgen Gundacker (SPD) from 2012 to 2020, and by Björn Bernhard (CDU) since 2020.[1][2]

49°14′58″N 7°21′39″E / 49.24944°N 7.36083°E / 49.24944; 7.36083

References

  1. ^ "Abschied mit "ansehnlicher Bilanz"" [Farewell with "respectable balance sheet"]. Pfälzischer Merkur (in German). 2020-05-17.
  2. ^ "Björn Bernhard gewinnt Bürgermeister-Wahl gegen Amtsinhaber Gundacker" [Björn Bernhard wins mayoral election against incumbent Gundacker]. Pfälzischer Merkur (in German). 2019-10-20.