The district was created 18 February 1818 as the Landkommisariat Pirmasens. During the communal reforms of 1968-72, several changes were made to the district. In 1969, the neighboring district Bad Bergzabern was dissolved and some part of it was added, while other municipalities were incorporated into the city Pirmasens. In 1972, the district Landkreis Zweibrücken was dissolved and added into the district Landkreis Pirmasens, which on 1 January 1997 renamed itself to Südwestpfalz.
The three red bars on golden ground in the left half is the coat of arms of Hanau-Lichtenberg, while the lion in the right half is the lion of the Electorate of the Palatinate. These mark the two historic states which were located on the district's area until the end of the 18th century.
südwestpfalz, district, kreis, more, precise, landkreis, south, rhineland, palatinate, germany, neighboring, districts, from, west, clockwise, saarpfalz, district, free, city, zweibrücken, districts, kaiserslautern, dürkheim, district, free, city, landau, taub. Sudwestpfalz is a district Kreis or more precise Landkreis in the south of Rhineland Palatinate Germany Neighboring districts are from west clockwise Saarpfalz the district free city Zweibrucken the districts Kaiserslautern and Bad Durkheim the district free city Landau the Taubensuhl Fassendeich forest part of the city Sudliche Weinstrasse and the French departement Bas Rhin The district free city Pirmasens is surrounded by the district SudwestpfalzDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateRhineland PalatinateCapitalPirmasensArea Total953 76 km2 368 25 sq mi Population 31 December 2021 1 Total94 819 Density99 km2 260 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationPS ZWWebsitelksuedwestpfalz de Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe district was created 18 February 1818 as the Landkommisariat Pirmasens During the communal reforms of 1968 72 several changes were made to the district In 1969 the neighboring district Bad Bergzabern was dissolved and some part of it was added while other municipalities were incorporated into the city Pirmasens In 1972 the district Landkreis Zweibrucken was dissolved and added into the district Landkreis Pirmasens which on 1 January 1997 renamed itself to Sudwestpfalz Geography EditThe district is located in the hills of the Palatinate the Palatinate forest The river Lauter has its spring near the city of Pirmasens Coat of arms EditThe three red bars on golden ground in the left half is the coat of arms of Hanau Lichtenberg while the lion in the right half is the lion of the Electorate of the Palatinate These mark the two historic states which were located on the district s area until the end of the 18th century Towns and municipalities EditVerbandsgemeinden1 Dahner FelsenlandBobenthal Bruchweiler Barenbach Bundenthal Busenberg Dahn1 2 Erfweiler Erlenbach bei Dahn Fischbach bei Dahn Hirschthal Ludwigswinkel Niederschlettenbach Nothweiler Rumbach Schindhard Schonau2 HauensteinDarstein Dimbach Hauenstein1 Hinterweidenthal Lug Schwanheim Spirkelbach Wilgartswiesen3 Pirmasens Land seat Pirmasens Bottenbach Eppenbrunn Hilst Kroppen Lemberg Obersimten Ruppertsweiler Schweix Trulben Vinningen 4 RodalbenClausen Donsieders Leimen Merzalben Munchweiler an der Rodalb Rodalben1 25 Thaleischweiler WallhalbenBiedershausen Herschberg Hettenhausen Hoheischweiler Hohfroschen Knopp Labach Krahenberg Massweiler Nunschweiler Obernheim Kirchenarnbach Petersberg Reifenberg Rieschweiler Muhlbach Saalstadt Schauerberg Schmitshausen Thaleischweiler Froschen1 Wallhalben Weselberg Winterbach 6 Waldfischbach BurgalbenGeiselberg Heltersberg Hermersberg Hoheinod Horbach Schmalenberg Steinalben Waldfischbach Burgalben17 Zweibrucken Land seat Zweibrucken Althornbach Battweiler Bechhofen Contwig Dellfeld Dietrichingen Grossbundenbach Grosssteinhausen Hornbach2 Kashofen Kleinbundenbach Kleinsteinhausen Mauschbach Riedelberg Rosenkopf Walshausen Wiesbach1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde 2townReferences Edit Bevolkerungsstand 2021 Kreise Gemeinden Verbandsgemeinden in German Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland Pfalz 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Sudwestpfalz Official website German 49 12 N 7 35 E 49 200 N 7 583 E 49 200 7 583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sudwestpfalz amp oldid 1125515718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
