Mutterstadt

Mutterstadt

Coat of arms
Mutterstadt
Location of Mutterstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Coordinates: 49°26′N 8°21′E / 49.433°N 8.350°E / 49.433; 8.350Coordinates: 49°26′N 8°21′E / 49.433°N 8.350°E / 49.433; 8.350
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Government
  Mayor Hans-Dieter Schneider (SPD)
Area
  Total 21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation 97 m (318 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 12,846
  Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 67112
Dialling codes 06234
Vehicle registration RP
Website www.mutterstadt.de

Mutterstadt is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Though classified as rural the municipality does contain urbanized areas.

It is situated approximately 7 km southwest of the city center of Ludwigshafen.

History

Mutterstadt was first mentioned in the Lorsch codex in the year 767 as mutherstather marca. The name Mutterstadt is derived from the medieval personal name Muothari (or Muther) and not from the German word Mutter.

News

On the 9th of August 2016 a suspected IS terrorist was apprehended on suspicion of planning an attack during a soccer match[2]

References

  1. Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz "Bevölkerungsstand 2017 - Gemeindeebene" Check |url= value (help). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2018.
  2. "Einsatz in Mutterstadt: Terrorverdächtiger in Rheinland-Pfalz festgenommen". Retrieved 2016-08-09.
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