Kapellen-Drusweiler

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Coat of arms of Kapellen-Drusweiler
Coat of arms
Location of Kapellen-Drusweiler within Südliche Weinstraße district
(2019–24) Gerd Kropfinger[1] (CDU)Area
 • Total5.77 km2 (2.23 sq mi)Elevation
159 m (522 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total995 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
76889
Dialling codes06343Vehicle registrationSÜWWebsitewww.kapellen-drusweiler.de

Kapellen-Drusweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Geography

The wine village of Kapellen-Drusweiler is a linear village, between the Palatinate Forest and the Rhine. The parish of Kapellen-Drusweiler includes the villages of Deutschhof, Eichenhöfe und Kaplaneihof. [3] Deutschhof was founded by Swiss immigrants.

History

Drusweiler was first mentioned in 1179. Around 1200, Klingenmünster Abbey build a chapel opposite the Church in Drusweiler. Around it there developed an independent settlement called Kapellen. The Duke of Palatinate-Zweibrücken united the two communities in 1410.

Religion

In 2007 52 percent of the inhabitants were Protestant and 24,8 percent Catholic. The remainder belong to other religions or were unaffiliated with any religion.[4]

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Kapellen-Drusweiler comprises twelve councilors, elected by proportional representation local elections on 7 June 2009, together with the voluntary position of Mayor.

Distribution of seats in municipal elections:[5]

  SPD CDU FDP FWG Total
2009 3 4 2 3 12 Seats
2004 3 4 2 3 12 Seats

Coat of arms

The blazon of the coat of arms reads: "Von Schwarz und Gold gespalten, rechts eine goldene Pflugschar, links ein schwarzes Sesel" (Divided into black and gold, a golden ploughshare right, a black winemakers' knife left).

It was approved in 1981 by the Neustadt district government and goes back to a seal dating from 1744.[6]

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Verzeichnis der Gemeinden und Gemeindeteile Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, Seite 101 (PDF)
  4. ^ KommWis, Stand: 30. November 2007 Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2009, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen
  6. ^ Karl Heinz Debus: Das große Wappenbuch der Pfalz. Neustadt an der Weinstraße 1988, ISBN 3-9801574-2-3
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