Rodalben
Rodalben | |
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Location of Rodalben within Südwestpfalz district Südwestpfalz | |
Municipal assoc. | Rodalben |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Claus Schäfer[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 15.69 km2 (6.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,675 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 66976 |
Dialling codes | 06331 |
Vehicle registration | PS |
Website | www.rodalben-stadt.de |
Rodalben (German:
Rodalben is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Rodalben. Having a population above 7000 it is the largest local authority district.
History
Rodalben was founded by a
The origin of the name is not clarified. The suffix "alb (alben)" is a Celtic word for rivers or brooks.
Modern era
Before the Thirty Years' War 150 people lived in the Amt of Gräfenstein. By 1680, around 30 years after the war, the Amt had 30 families or inhabitants. Around 50 years later, in 1698, there were 50, of which 20 lived in Rodalben. The village grew steadily and was given greater importance by the transfer of the administration of the Gräfenstein Amt to Rodalben. Around 1720 Rodalben was given its first school. The Feine Häusel, which had been transported from Münchweiler to Rodalben and until then had been used as the vicarage, was converted into a school hall and teacher's residence. The house still exists and is used as a private dwelling.
The advent of industrialization did not stop at Rodalben. For example, the former
In 1955,
Economy
The German Shoe Road, which still commemorates the German shoe industry, also runs through Rodalben. The economy of the town is mainly dominated today by tourism.
Gallery
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südwestpfalz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Zur Geschichte der Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine bei Rodalben.de (Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben).
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis 2006 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, p. 194 (pdf; 2.6 MB)