Iffezheim

Iffezheim is a town in the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It lies close to the Rhine river, where the Lock Iffezheim is also situated. Iffezheim is also known for the horse races, which takes place three times a year.

Iffezheim
St. Birgitta and timber framed houses
Coat of arms
Location of Iffezheim within Rastatt district
Iffezheim Iffezheim
Coordinates: 48°49′14″N 08°08′32″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rastatt
Government
• Mayor	Christian Schmid
Area
• Total	19.95 km^2 (7.70 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,184
• Density	260/km^2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	76473
Dialling codes	07229
Vehicle registration	RA
Website	www.iffezheim.de

Politics

Mayors

• Jakob Huber (1891–1893)
• Konrad Mußler (1893–1911)
• Johannes N. Huber (1911–1919)
• Anton Oesterle (1920–1932)
• Friedrich König (1932–1939)
• Heinrich Hertweck (1939–1945)
• Franz Xaver Huber (1945–1961)
• Albin König (1961–1978)
• Otto Himpel (1978–2002)
• Peter Werler (2002-2018)
• Christian Schmid (since 2018)

Civil parish

Results of the Kommunalwahl from 13 June 2004:

1. CDU: 44.8% (6 seats)
2. FWG: 33.0% (5 seats)
3. SPD: 22.2% (3 seats)

Twin cities

Iffezheim is twinned with:

• Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten, Germany
• Mondolfo, Italy

Coat of arms

The current coat of arms, which was already used in the 16th century, shows an inverted black anchor with a red rudder on a white ground. It's the official seal of Iffezheim since the 19th century. In the meantime a so-called Wolfsangel was in use.

References

1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.

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