Schallodenbach

Schallodenbach
Coat of arms
Schallodenbach Location of Schallodenbach within Kaiserslautern district
Coordinates: 49°32′46″N 7°43′03″E / 49.54611°N 7.71750°E / 49.54611; 7.71750Coordinates: 49°32′46″N 7°43′03″E / 49.54611°N 7.71750°E / 49.54611; 7.71750
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Kaiserslautern
Municipal assoc.	Otterbach-Otterberg
Government
• Mayor	Hans Michel (CDU)
Area
• Total	7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	888
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	67701
Dialling codes	06363
Vehicle registration	KL
Website	www.otterberg.de

Schallodenbach is municipality in the district Kaiserslautern of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Location

Schallodenbach is situated approximately 13 km north of Kaiserslautern. Schallodenbach is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Otterbach-Otterberg.

Politics and local events

The local council is made up of 13 councilmen and women (including the mayor). An annual village celebration event is held at the end of each September in Schallodenbach.

History

The village is named for the von Schallodenbach. The village is first mentioned in writing in a document dated to 1202, indicating that the village was built shortly before, in the early 13th century, or the latest period of the 12th century. The original controller was Johann of Odenbach, and the village was initially known by his name.

There was a low castle in Schallodenbach, but it is now destroyed and unoccupied. The grave stones of Johann Gottfried of Sickingen and his wife Anna Magdalena of Obentraut lie in the local chapel.

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