Otterstadt

Otterstadt is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Otterstadt
Coat of arms
Location of Otterstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Otterstadt
Otterstadt
Coordinates: 49°22′N 8°27′E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Rheinauen
Government
  MayorBernd Zimmermann (CDU)
Area
  Total16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total3,456
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
67166
Dialling codes06232
Vehicle registrationRP
Websitewww.otterstadt.de

The almost 980-year-old village was once a pure agricultural and fishing village. Today the inhabitants work in the neighbouring industrial cities: Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Speyer.

References

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


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