Eisenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate

Eisenberg is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the north-eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 20 km south-west of Worms.

Eisenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Eisenberg within Donnersbergkreis district
Eisenberg
Eisenberg
Coordinates: 49°33′41″N 8°04′21″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictDonnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.Eisenberg (Pfalz)
Government
  MayorAdolf Kauth
Area
  Total18.73 km2 (7.23 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total9,316
  Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67304
Dialling codes06351
Vehicle registrationKIB
Websitewww.eisenberg.de

Eisenberg is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Eisenberg.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Georg Fischer (1888-1963), politician (SPD)
  • Josef Diehl (1898-1971), politician (SPD), long-time mayor of Eisenberg
  • Walter Blankenheim (1926-2007) was a German pianist and teacher, born in Eisenberg, died in Saarbrücken (see Wikipedia page)

People who have worked in the city

  • Winfried Hirschberger (born 1945), from 1982 to 1985 city mayor
  • Jaqueline Rauschkolb (born 1987), politician (SPD), parliamentary deputy since 2014, grew up in Eisenberg

References

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


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