Hochspeyer
Hochspeyer | ||
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Location of Hochspeyer | ||
  Hochspeyer Show map of Germany  Hochspeyer Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate | ||
| Coordinates: 49°26′34″N 7°53′48″E / 49.44278°N 7.89667°E / 49.44278; 7.89667Coordinates: 49°26′34″N 7°53′48″E / 49.44278°N 7.89667°E / 49.44278; 7.89667 | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Kaiserslautern | |
| Municipal assoc. | Enkenbach-Alsenborn | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gerhard Scherer | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) | |
| Population (2017-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,560 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 67691 | |
| Dialling codes | 06305 | |
| Vehicle registration | KL | |
| Website | www.hochspeyer-pfalz.de | |
Hochspeyer is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest (Pfälzer Wald), approx. 10 km east of Kaiserslautern.
Hochspeyer was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde Hochspeyer ("collective municipality").
Contents
1 History
2 Education
3 Economy
4 Transport
5 Climate
6 Notable people
7 References
8 External links
History
Hochspeyer's history is closely related to the Cistercian Abbey of Otterberg, to which the Münchhof belonged since 1195.
In 1801 the region Palatinate became part of the French Département Mont-Tonnerre, and in 1815 it became part of the Bavarian Kingdom.
After World War II Palatinate (and with it Hochspeyer) was incorporated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Education
Hochspeyer has the Münchhofschule (a primary and secondary school) as well as three Kindergartens.
Economy
Trade, minor industry and farming shape the small local economy in Hochspeyer. Tourism is about to develop since the Palatinate forest has become part of the biosphere reserve Pfälzer Wald-Vosges du Nord in 1998 and projects like the Mountainbikepark Pfälzerwald, a route network for mountainbiking, have been initiated.
Farmland and forests form Hochspeyer's environment
New development areas lead to a rise of population
Good traffic infrastructure and the Palatine Forest attract tourists
Transport
Hochspeyer is near the A6 and A63 motorways. It is also served by the B37 and B49 roads.
For rail, Hochspeyer is served by RheinNeckar S-Bahn trains on the Saarbrücken–Mannheim line between Kaiserslautern/Homburg and Mannheim/Heidelberg half-hourly.
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[2]
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1 (33) | 3 (37) | 8 (46) | 12 (53) | 16 (60) | 20 (68) | 21 (69) | 20 (68) | 18 (64) | 13 (55) | 6 (42) | 3 (37) | 11 (51) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3 (26) | −2 (28) | 0 (32) | 3 (37) | 6 (42) | 10 (50) | 12 (53) | 11 (51) | 9 (48) | 5 (41) | 1 (33) | 0 (32) | 4 (39) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) | 51 (2) | 46 (1.8) | 46 (1.8) | 51 (2) | 66 (2.6) | 61 (2.4) | 76 (3) | 64 (2.5) | 48 (1.9) | 51 (2) | 64 (2.5) | 680 (26.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Johannes Böhm, (1890–1957), politician (SPD)
- Wilhelm Moschel (1896–1954), chemist
- Karl Ritter (1916–1994), politician (SPD)
- Hugo Ohliger (1920–1999), politician (CSU)
- Peter Schwarz (born 1953), football player
- Klaus Scherer (born 1958), football goal keeper
- Peter Seufert (born 1964), football player
- Cory Collister (born 2004), student
References
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2017 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Climate Summary for Hochspeyer from Weatherbase.com
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"Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013.
Retrieved on July 6, 2013.
External links
Hochspeyer Web Site Tourism and Community Town site
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