Rockenhausen

Rockenhausen

Coat of arms
Rockenhausen
Location of Rockenhausen within Donnersbergkreis district
Coordinates: 49°37′42.91″N 7°49′13.84″E / 49.6285861°N 7.8205111°E / 49.6285861; 7.8205111Coordinates: 49°37′42.91″N 7°49′13.84″E / 49.6285861°N 7.8205111°E / 49.6285861; 7.8205111
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Donnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc. Rockenhausen
Government
  Mayor Karl-Heinz Seebald (SPD)
Area
  Total 36.83 km2 (14.22 sq mi)
Elevation 199 m (653 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 5,283
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 67806
Dialling codes 06361
Vehicle registration KIB
Website www.rockenhausen.de

Rockenhausen is a town in the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Alsenz, approx. 30 km (19 mi) north of Kaiserslautern.

Rockenhausen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Rockenhausen. The town consists the villages Marienthal, Dörnbach, and Rockenhausen itself.

Notable citizens

  • Uta Frith, DBE FRS FBA FMedSci (1941) - developmental psychologist.

References

  1. Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz "Bevölkerungsstand 2017 - Gemeindeebene" Check |url= value (help). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2018.


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