Alsenz
Alsenz | |
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Location of Alsenz within Donnersbergkreis district Donnersbergkreis | |
Municipal assoc. | Nordpfälzer Land |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Rink[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,657 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 67821 |
Dialling codes | 06362 |
Vehicle registration | KIB |
Website | www.alsenz.de |
Alsenz (German pronunciation: [ˈalzɛnt͡s] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Alsenz has an area of 12.88 km2 and a population of 1,647 (as of December 31, 2020).
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
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
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Donnersbergkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.