Dudenhofen

Dudenhofen
Coat of arms
Dudenhofen Location of Dudenhofen within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Coordinates: 49°19′4″N 8°23′26″E / 49.31778°N 8.39056°E / 49.31778; 8.39056Coordinates: 49°19′4″N 8°23′26″E / 49.31778°N 8.39056°E / 49.31778; 8.39056
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Römerberg-Dudenhofen
Government
• Mayor	Clemens Körner (CDU)
Area
• Total	13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,040
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	67373
Dialling codes	06232
Vehicle registration	RP
Website	www.dudenhofen.de

Dudenhofen is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated about 3 kilometers west of Speyer. Dudenhofen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Römerberg-Dudenhofen.

Personalities who have worked on the ground

• Jürgen Creutzmann (born 1945), member of the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1989 to 2009, vice president of the state parliament from 2001 to 2006 and member of the Europaparlie from 2009 to 2014.
• Edward Duyker (born 1955), Australian writer and historian. Wrote in his biography François Péron about the occupation of Dudenhofens in 1793.
• Jan van Eijden (born 1976), former course cyclist, Olympic Olympic champion in Sydney 2000, coach of the British National Cycling Team. H
• Olaf Schmäler (* 1969), former Bundesliga footballer, was a youth coach at the FV Dudenhofen.
• Nikolaus von Weis (1796-1869) Catholic theologian, Bishop of Speyer, was pastor in Dudenhofen.

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