Tiefenthal
Tiefenthal is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Tiefenthal | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tiefenthal within Bad Dürkheim district   | |
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| Coordinates: 49°32′18″N 08°06′14″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bad Dürkheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Leiningerland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edwin Gaub (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 848 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 67311 |
| Dialling codes | 06351 |
| Vehicle registration | DÜW |
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in a small hollow with northern slopes between the Eisbach and Eckbach valleys in the Palatinate. Tiefenthal belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Leiningerland, whose seat is in Grünstadt. Until 1969, the municipality belonged to the now abolished district of Frankenthal.
History
In 1318, the municipality had its first documentary mention as Dyfendal.
Religion
In 2007, 45.4% of the inhabitants were Evangelical and 35.4% Catholic. The rest belonged to other faiths or adhered to none.[2]
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3]
| SPD | CDU | WGR | Total | |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 seats |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 seats |
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: In Rot ein goldenes Tatzenkreuz.
The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Gules a cross pattée humetty Or.
The arms were approved by the now defunct Regierungsbezirk administration in Neustadt and date from a 1724 seal. They are borrowed from the arms once borne by the Counts of Leiningen-Westerburg, to whom Tiefenthal belonged.[4]
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
A few kilometres away lies the Wattenheim interchange on the Autobahn A 6. Historically, a branch of the Eis Valley Railway once linked the municipality with Grünstadt.
Famous people
Sons and daughters of the town
- Wolfgang Wolf (1957– ), former football coach for 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- Arno Wolf (1959– ), former footballer with 1. FC Kaiserslautern
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
- KommWis, Stand: 31.12.2007 Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
- Karl Heinz Debus: Das große Wappenbuch der Pfalz. Neustadt an der Weinstraße 1988, ISBN 3-9801574-2-3
