Kandel
Kandel (German: [ˈkandl̩] (
listen)) is a town in the Germersheim district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France and approximately 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kandel within Germersheim district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°5′N 8°12′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Germersheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Kandel |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Günther Tielebörger (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.64 km2 (10.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,034 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76870 |
| Dialling codes | 07275 |
| Vehicle registration | GER |
| Website | www.kandel.de |
Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth.
Kandel is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kandel.
Coat of arms meaning
Star: Celestial goodness, noble person, leadership, excellence.
Sword: Justice and military honour.
Sky-Blue (Azure): Truth and loyalty. The following overview contains important personalities with reference to Kandel (Pfalz) ', arranged by honorary citizens, person born in the city, or who have worked in Kandel. The list does not claim to be complete.
Stabbing attack
In a stabbing attack on 27 December 2017 an allegedly 15-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan murdered his former girlfriend of the same age in a drugstore. The case made international headlines.[2][3]
Honorary Citizens
- 1980: Maria Wiesheu (Sister Himeria), a member of the Order of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer, a province of Palatinate, Esthal, a long time active as a nurse in Kandel
- 1991: Oskar Böhm († 2001), 1955-1989 Mayor of the city of Kandel, 1972-1981 Mayor of the Association of Kandel
Sons and daughters of the city
Before 1900
- Franz Michael Leuchsenring (1746-1827), author
20th century
- Horst Schütz (born 1951), cyclist
- Ingrid Persohn (born 1952), cyclist and three-time German champion
- Nadine Härdter (born 1981), handball player
- Manuel Hornig (born 1982), soccer player
- Pascal Ackermann (born 1994), cyclist
- Petrissa Solja (born 1994), table tennis player
Persons who have worked on the ground
- Albert Hilger, (1839-1905), completed on the spot starting from 1854 a pharmacist teaching
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
- Germany: Afghan teen in custody over fatal stabbing, ABCnews
- Benhold, Katrin (17 January 2017). "A Girl's Killing Puts Germany's Migration Policy on Trial". New York Times. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Kandel at Wikimedia Commons
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