Leimersheim
Appearance
Leimersheim | |
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Location of Leimersheim within Germersheim district | |
Coordinates: 49°7′21″N 8°20′36″E / 49.12250°N 8.34333°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Germersheim |
Municipal assoc. | Rülzheim |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Matthias Schardt[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,583 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 76774 |
Dialling codes | 07272 |
Vehicle registration | GER |
Website | www.leimersheim.de |
Leimersheim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
History
[edit]In the early 18th century, there were two Jewish families living in Leimersheim, and by the early 19th century, there were ten families.[3] By 1880, there were 118 Jewish people living in Leimersheim, which eventually went down to 26 by 1932 before the beginning of World War II.[3]
Famous people
[edit]- Reinhard Liebel (1841-1905), businessman and politician from Erie, Pennsylvania; born in Leimersheim.
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Germersheim, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ a b Vashem, Yad (2001). The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust: K-Sered. NYU Press. p. 713. ISBN 9780814793770. Retrieved 14 January 2019.