Landau
Landau (Palatine German: Landach), officially Landau in der Pfalz (German pronunciation: [ˈlandaʊ ɪn deːɐ ˈpfalts]), is an autonomous (kreisfrei) town surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße ("Southern Wine Route") district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town (since 1990), a long-standing cultural centre, and a market and shopping town, surrounded by vineyards and wine-growing villages of the Palatinate wine region. Landau lies east of the Palatinate forest, on the German Wine Route.
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Location of Landau in der Pfalz | |
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| Coordinates: 49°12′N 8°7′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Urban district |
| Subdivisions | 8 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2023–31) | Dominik Geißler (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.94 km2 (32.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31) | |
| • Total | 47,610 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76829 |
| Dialling codes | 06341 |
| Vehicle registration | LD |
| Website | www.landau.de |
It contains the districts (Ortsteile) of Arzheim, Dammheim, Godramstein, Mörlheim, Mörzheim, Nussdorf, Queichheim, and Wollmesheim.
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