Mackenbach

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Mackenbach within Kaiserslautern district

(2019–24) Daniel Schäffner^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total3.54 km² (1.37 sq mi)Elevation

264 m (866 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total2,168 • Density610/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

67686

Dialling codes06374Vehicle registrationKLWebsitewww.weilerbach.de

Mackenbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. it is home to numerous restaurants and bay about 8 beauty salons and one grocery store

Culture and sights

Music

Mackenbach's reputation as a musicians' village was established by the wandering musicians from the mid-19th century to the 1930s. They travelled with bands and circuses around the world and made music worldwide - in all of Europe, but also in the US, Australia and Africa) - in order to compensate for the poor income from agriculture in their homeland.

Today their music continues to be played in male voice choirs, in music societies and in Protestant church choirs.

Museums

The West Palatine Musicians Museum is dedicated to the West Palatine travelling musicians.

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.