The district of Kaiserslautern was established in 1939. Minor changes of the borders occurred in 1969 and 1972.
Geographyedit
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.
Partnershipsedit
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 armsedit
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 municipalitiesedit
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
kaiserslautern, district, kaiserslautern, district, kreis, south, rhineland, palatinate, germany, neighboring, districts, from, west, clockwise, kusel, saarpfalz, kreis, donnersbergkreis, dürkheim, südwestpfalz, city, kaiserslautern, almost, fully, enclosed, b. Kaiserslautern is a district Kreis in the south of Rhineland Palatinate Germany Neighboring districts are from west clockwise Kusel Saarpfalz Kreis Donnersbergkreis Bad Durkheim and Sudwestpfalz The city of Kaiserslautern is almost fully enclosed by but not belonging to the district KaiserslauternDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateRhineland PalatinateCapitalKaiserslauternArea Total639 85 km2 247 05 sq mi Population 31 December 2021 1 Total106 853 Density170 km2 430 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationKLWebsitekaiserslautern kreis de Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Partnerships 4 Coat of arms 5 Towns and municipalities 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe district of Kaiserslautern was established in 1939 Minor changes of the borders occurred in 1969 and 1972 Geography editThe district includes parts of the Palatinate Forest Pfalzer Wald in the east and the North Palatine Hills Nordpfalzer Bergland in the west as well as the lowlands between them Partnerships editSince 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 editThe 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 edit nbsp Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtVerbandsgemeinden1 Bruchmuhlbach MiesauBruchmuhlbach Miesau1 Gerhardsbrunn Lambsborn Langwieden Martinshohe2 Enkenbach AlsenbornEnkenbach Alsenborn1 Fischbach Frankenstein Hochspeyer Mehlingen Neuhemsbach Sembach Waldleiningen 3 LandstuhlBann Hauptstuhl Kindsbach Krickenbach Landstuhl1 2 Linden Mittelbrunn Oberarnbach Queidersbach Schopp Stelzenberg Trippstadt 4 Otterbach OtterbergFrankelbach Heiligenmoschel Hirschhorn Katzweiler Mehlbach Niederkirchen Olsbrucken Otterbach Otterberg1 2 Schallodenbach Schneckenhausen Sulzbachtal 5 Ramstein MiesenbachHutschenhausen Kottweiler Schwanden Niedermohr Ramstein Miesenbach1 2 Steinwenden6 WeilerbachErzenhausen Eulenbis Kollweiler Mackenbach Reichenbach Steegen Rodenbach Schwedelbach Weilerbach11seat of the Verbandsgemeinde 2townReferences edit Bevolkerungsstand 2021 Kreise Gemeinden Verbandsgemeinden in German Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland Pfalz 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Kaiserslautern Official website German 49 30 N 7 40 E 49 5 N 7 67 E 49 5 7 67 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kaiserslautern district amp oldid 1130395637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
