Alsenz

Alsenz is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Alsenz has an area of 12.88 km² and a population of 1,793 (as of December 31, 2006).

Alsenz
Coat of arms
Location of Alsenz within Donnersbergkreis district
Alsenz
Alsenz
Coordinates: 49°43′51″N 7°48′50″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictDonnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.Nordpfälzer Land
Government
  MayorMichael Rink
Area
  Total12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total1,664
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67821
Dialling codes06362
Vehicle registrationKIB
Websitewww.alsenz.de

Culture and sights

In the centre of the village is the Renaissance village hall (Rathaus), built in 1578. The building consists of a bricked lower storey with round arches and timber-framed upper storey.

The Palatine Stonemason Museum, (Pfälzische Steinhauermuseum) the Museum of Local History (Museum für Heimatgeschichte) and the North Palatinate Gallery (Nordpfalzgalerie) also use rooms in the village hall. The Nassau-Weilburg district headquarters (Amtshof), built around 1780, the 1756 former synagogue and the 18th century Protestant church characterise the village scene.

Notable residents

  • Wilhelm Frick (1877-1946), Nazi official, executed for war crimes

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.


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