Böhl-Iggelheim
Böhl-Iggelheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Böhl-Iggelheim  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter Christ (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 10,583 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67459 |
| Dialling codes | 06324 |
| Vehicle registration | RP |
| Website | www.boehl-iggelheim.de |
Böhl-Iggelheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It has about 8.200 inahbitants and is situated approx. 15 km southwest of Ludwigshafen, and 10 km northwest of Speyer.
Geography
Böhl-Iggelheim is in the very middle part of the river Rhine Valley and a typical Lower Palatinate village. The nearest cities are Mannheim and Ludwigshafen in the East and Speyer in the South. A part of the Great Palatinate's forest "Ordenswald" and the Area of the Niederwiesenweiher belong to the area of Iggeheim. On the border of Böhl you find 2 new wind turbines which are belonging to Meckenheim and Hassloch.
Population
Since 1957, Böhl-Iggelheim consists of the Northern part Böhl and the Southern part Iggelheim. Böhl has a population of 3800 and Iggelheim almost 4400 inhabitants.
History
Böhl was founded in he 8th Century as a Frankian village. Iggelheim was founded about 100 years before as a Christian convent.
Both villages belonged to the property of the German Kingdom's Country and the Frankian Empire. During the 30 year's War both villages were burnt down by Spanish and Swedish invadors. From 1797 on, Böhl and Iggelheim belonged to the French and the Palatinate part of Bavaria after which they came under the direction of the new city of Ludwigshafen.
Even today it still belongs to Ludwigshafen and has its area council called "Rheinpfalzkreis" there.
Politics
The city council is dominated by the CDU, SPD and local parties FWG and BIL. The major P. Christ is a member of the CDU. There's also a youth city council run by local youngsters.
External links
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- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.