Kaiserslautern (district)




District in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
















































Kaiserslautern
District

Coat of arms of Kaiserslautern
Coat of arms
Rhineland-Palatinate KL (rural).svg
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Capital Kaiserslautern
Area

 • Total 639.85 km2 (247.05 sq mi)
Population
(31 December 2017)[1]

 • Total 105,649
 • Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration KL
Website kaiserslautern-kreis.de

Kaiserslautern is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Kusel, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Donnersbergkreis, Bad Dürkheim and Südwestpfalz. The city of Kaiserslautern is almost fully enclosed by, but not belonging to the district.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Partnerships


  • 4 Coat of arms


  • 5 Towns and municipalities


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


The district of Kaiserslautern was established in 1939. Minor changes of the borders occurred in 1969 and 1972.



Geography


The district includes parts of the Palatinate Forest (Pfälzer Wald) in the east and the North Palatine Hills (Nordpfälzer Bergland) in the west, as well as the lowlands between them.



Partnerships


Since 1962 the district has had a partnership with Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. As part of the partnership of Rhineland-Palatinate with Rwanda, the district has had a partnership with the municipality of Musasa since 1983. In 2002, a partnership with the Polish district of Olesno was started.



Coat of arms






Coat of arms
The eagle on the top of the coat of arms represents the several imperial estates in the district. The lion on the left is the lion of the Electorate of the Palatinate, the fish in the middle is taken from the coat of arms of the city of Kaiserslautern. The bezants (coins) on the right represent the Lords of Sickingen and their estate.


Towns and municipalities


Verbandsgemeinden in KL.svg











Verbandsgemeinden

  • 1. Bruchmühlbach-Miesau



  1. Bruchmühlbach-Miesau1

  2. Gerhardsbrunn

  3. Lambsborn

  4. Langwieden

  5. Martinshöhe


  • 2. Enkenbach-Alsenborn



  1. Enkenbach-Alsenborn1

  2. Fischbach

  3. Frankenstein

  4. Hochspeyer

  5. Mehlingen

  6. Neuhemsbach

  7. Sembach

  8. Waldleiningen




  • 3. Kaiserslautern-Süd [seat: Kaiserslautern]


  1. Krickenbach

  2. Linden

  3. Queidersbach

  4. Schopp

  5. Stelzenberg

  6. Trippstadt


  • 4. Landstuhl


  1. Bann

  2. Hauptstuhl

  3. Kindsbach


  4. Landstuhl1, 2

  5. Mittelbrunn

  6. Oberarnbach



  • 5. Otterbach-Otterberg


  1. Frankelbach

  2. Heiligenmoschel

  3. Hirschhorn

  4. Katzweiler

  5. Mehlbach

  6. Niederkirchen

  7. Olsbrücken

  8. Otterbach


  9. Otterberg1, 2

  10. Schallodenbach

  11. Schneckenhausen

  12. Sulzbachtal



  • 6. Ramstein-Miesenbach


  1. Hütschenhausen

  2. Kottweiler-Schwanden

  3. Niedermohr


  4. Ramstein-Miesenbach1, 2

  5. Steinwenden


  • 7. Weilerbach


  1. Erzenhausen

  2. Eulenbis

  3. Kollweiler

  4. Mackenbach

  5. Reichenbach-Steegen

  6. Rodenbach

  7. Schwedelbach


  8. Weilerbach1



1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town


References





  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2017 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links







  • Official website (German)


Coordinates: 49°30′N 7°40′E / 49.5°N 7.67°E / 49.5; 7.67









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