Leimersheim

Leimersheim
Leimersheim
	Coat of arms
	Location of Leimersheim within Germersheim district
	Leimersheim Leimersheim
	Coordinates: 49°7′21″N 8°20′36″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Germersheim
Municipal assoc.	Rülzheim
Government
• Mayor	Matthias Schardt (CDU)
Area
• Total	12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,573
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	76774
Dialling codes	07272
Vehicle registration	GER
Website	www.leimersheim.de

Leimersheim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

History

In the early 18th century, there were two Jewish families living in Leimersheim, and by the early 19th century, there were ten families.[2] By 1880, there were 118 Jewish people living in Leimersheim, which eventually went down to 26 by 1932 before the beginning of World War II.[2]

Famous people

Reinhard Liebel (1841-1905), businessman and politician from Erie, Pennsylvania; born in Leimersheim.

References

"Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
Vashem, Yad (2001). The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust: K-Sered. NYU Press. p. 713. ISBN 9780814793770. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

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[1] "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.

[Vashem2001-2] Vashem, Yad (2001). The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust: K-Sered. NYU Press. p. 713. ISBN 9780814793770. Retrieved 14 January 2019.