Hermersberg

Hermersberg

Coat of arms
Hermersberg

Coordinates: 49°19′23″N 7°38′02″E / 49.32306°N 7.63389°E / 49.32306; 7.63389Coordinates: 49°19′23″N 7°38′02″E / 49.32306°N 7.63389°E / 49.32306; 7.63389
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Südwestpfalz
Municipal assoc. Waldfischbach-Burgalben
Government
 • Mayor Erich Sommer (CDU)
Area
 • Total 13.02 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 1,722
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 66919
Dialling codes 06333
Vehicle registration PS
Website www.hermersberg.de

Hermersberg is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is situated on the western edge of the Palatinate Forest, approx. 15 km northeast of Pirmasens, on top of the Sickingen Heights, and biggest settlement on top.

Inhabitants

69% of the population in Hermersberg is Catholic, 23% are Protestants;[2] the evolution of population can be proven since 1800.[3] From Year 1970 the number of inhabitants is slowly decreasing.[4]

Evolution of population (since 1800):

Year 1800 1815 1835 1871 1905 1925 1933 1939 1950 1961 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006 2008 2010
Population 239 435 611 794 1.096 1.211 1.343 1.459 1.556 1.755 1.932 1.877 1.830 1.813 1.740 1.726 1.733

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
  2. ↑ EWOISneu : Gemeindestatistik aus dem landeseinheitlichen System
  3. ↑ Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte: Stadt und Landkreis Pirmasens
  4. ↑ Stat. Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz: Bevölkerungsentwicklung als Zeitreihe


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/19/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.