Lingenfeld

Lingenfeld is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km north-west of Germersheim, and 10 km south-west of Speyer.

Lingenfeld
Coat of arms
Location of Lingenfeld within Germersheim district
Lingenfeld
Lingenfeld
Coordinates: 49°14′43″N 8°20′40″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictGermersheim
Municipal assoc.Lingenfeld
Government
  MayorMarkus Kropfreiter (SPD)
Area
  Total15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi)
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total5,758
  Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67360
Dialling codes06344
Vehicle registrationGER
Websitewww.lingenfeld.de

Lingenfeld has about 5900 citizens and is continuously growing because of its excellent connections to nearby cities such as Speyer, Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Karlsruhe via the S-Bahn ("suburban railway").

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

Geography

Lingenfeld is located in the Upper Rhine valley in the south of the German wine-growing region Palatinate ("Pfalz") in Rhineland-Palatinate. Close by are the river Rhine in the East of the village and the German Wine Route to the West. Neighbouring places are Römerberg (Pfalz) to the north, Schwegenheim and Westheim (Pfalz) to the west, Germersheim to the south and the frontier to Baden-Württemberg realised through the cut-off meander of the Rhine to the east.

In past centuries the old current of the Rhine caused the loss of about 250 hectares of land due to undermining of the banks.

Lingenfeld lies 104 meters higher than the other communities close to the Rhine, so danger of flooding can be almost entirely excluded.

History

The name Lingenfeld probably comes from settlement "at the long field". It was first mentioned in a document from 1163 as "Lengenveld".

Religions

In 2007 53,3 percent of the inhabitants were Roman Catholic and 22 percent Protestant. The rest belonged to a different religion or was undenominational.

Development of inhabitants

YearPopulation
1480ca. 180
1530ca. 180
1705ca. 257
1742ca. 500
1771ca. 585
YearPopulation
1806871
18331229
18901556
19252270
19533000
YearPopulation
19673740
19774172
19844055
20015473
20045870

References

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


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