Hochspeyer
Hochspeyer | |
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show Location of Hochspeyer within Kaiserslautern district | |
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Coordinates: 49°26′34″N 7°53′48″E / 49.44278°N 7.89667°ECoordinates: 49°26′34″N 7°53′48″E / 49.44278°N 7.89667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Kaiserslautern |
Municipal assoc. | Enkenbach-Alsenborn |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Dominic Jonas[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) |
Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,622 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 67691 |
Dialling codes | 06305 |
Vehicle registration | KL |
Website | www.hochspeyer-pfalz.de |
Hochspeyer is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest (Pfälzer Wald), approx. 10 km east of Kaiserslautern.
Hochspeyer was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde Hochspeyer ("collective municipality").
History[]
Hochspeyer's history is closely related to the Cistercian Abbey of Otterberg, to which the Münchhof belonged since 1195.
In 1801 the region Palatinate became part of the French Département Mont-Tonnerre, and in 1815 it became part of the Bavarian Kingdom.
After World War II Palatinate (and with it Hochspeyer) was incorporated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Education[]
Hochspeyer has the Münchhofschule (a primary and secondary school) as well as three Kindergartens.
Economy[]
Trade, minor industry and farming shape the small local economy in Hochspeyer. Tourism is about to develop since the Palatinate forest has become part of the biosphere reserve in 1998 and projects like the Mountainbikepark Pfälzerwald, a route network for mountainbiking, have been initiated.
Farmland and forests form Hochspeyer's environment
New development areas lead to a rise of population
Good traffic infrastructure and the Palatine Forest attract tourists
Transport[]
Hochspeyer is near the A6 and A63 motorways. It is also served by the B37 and B49 roads.
For rail, Hochspeyer is served by RheinNeckar S-Bahn trains on the Saarbrücken–Mannheim line between Kaiserslautern/Homburg and Mannheim/Heidelberg half-hourly.
Climate[]
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[3]
hideClimate data for Hochspeyer | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 1 (33) |
3 (37) |
8 (46) |
12 (53) |
16 (60) |
20 (68) |
21 (69) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
13 (55) |
6 (42) |
3 (37) |
11 (51) |
Average low °C (°F) | −3 (26) |
−2 (28) |
0 (32) |
3 (37) |
6 (42) |
10 (50) |
12 (53) |
11 (51) |
9 (48) |
5 (41) |
1 (33) |
0 (32) |
4 (39) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) |
51 (2) |
46 (1.8) |
46 (1.8) |
51 (2) |
66 (2.6) |
61 (2.4) |
76 (3) |
64 (2.5) |
48 (1.9) |
51 (2) |
64 (2.5) |
680 (26.8) |
Source: Weatherbase [4] |
Notable people[]
- Johannes Böhm (1890–1957), politician (SPD)
- Wilhelm Moschel (1896–1954), chemist
- Karl Ritter (1916–1994), politician (SPD)
- Hugo Ohliger (1920–1999), politician (CSU)
- Peter Schwarz (born 1953), football player
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
- ^ Climate Summary for Hochspeyer from Weatherbase.com
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 6, 2013.
External links[]
- Hochspeyer Web Site Tourism and Community Town site
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Palatinate Forest
- Kaiserslautern (district)