Landstuhl
Landstuhl (German pronunciation: [ˈlantʃtuːl] ⓘ), officially the Sickingen Town of Landstuhl (German: Sickingenstadt Landstuhl), is a town in the Kaiserslautern district of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It is the seat of Verbandsgemeinde Landstuhl, a kind of municipal association. Landstuhl is situated on the north-west edge of the Palatinate Forest, 11 miles (18 km) west of Kaiserslautern. It is also located near the U.S. Air Force base Ramstein Air Base.
Landstuhl | |
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Town | |
Remains of Nanstein Castle | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Landstuhl within Kaiserslautern district | |
Landstuhl Landstuhl | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′44″N 07°34′20″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Kaiserslautern |
| Municipal assoc. | Landstuhl |
| First mentioned | 1323 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Ralf Hersina (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.34 km2 (5.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31) | |
| • Total | 8,336 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66849 |
| Dialling codes | 06371 |
| Vehicle registration | KL |
| Website | landstuhl |
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