Wörth am Rhein
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Wörth am Rhein (German pronunciation: [vœʁt] i ) is a town in the southernmost part of the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is on the left bank of the Rhine approximately 10 km west of the city centre of Karlsruhe and is just north of the German-French border. Daimler AG's largest truck production plant (2.8 km2) has been located in the town since 1960.
Mayors
[edit ]- 1960–1980: Karl-Josef Stöffler (CDU)
- 1980–2016: Harald Seiter (CDU)
- 2016–2024: Dennis Nitsche (SPD)
- since 2024: Steffen Weiß
Gallery
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Friedenskirche (Peace church)
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St. Laurentius in Wörth-Büchelberg
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St. Leo in Wörth-Schaidt
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Wörth-Schaidt
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Wörth harbour
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Rhine water meadows Nature reserve area
Notable people
[edit ]- Ferdinand Brossart (1849–1930), 1915-1923 Bishop of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, United States.
- Ludwig Damminger (1913–1981), footballer
Linked to town
[edit ]- Kevin Akpoguma (born 1995), German footballer who played in his youth for FC Bavaria Wörth
- Friedel Grützmacher (born 1942), former Landtag deputy (Alliance 90/The Greens) lived in Wörth
- Tobias Lindner (born 1982), Bundestag deputy (Alliance 90/The Greens) who lives in Wörth
- Petrissa Solja (born 1994), table tennis player
- Herbert Wetterauer (born 1957), artist and author who lives in Wörth
- Wynkyn de Worde (unknown birth date; died c. 1534), printer and publisher in London who was possibly born in Wörth am Rhein
- Marlene Zapf (born 1990), handball player who grew up in Wörth
References
[edit ]- ^ (Ober-)bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)bürgermeister Verbandsfreier Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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