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Maxdorf

Coordinates: 49°28′55″N 8°17′24″E / 49.48194°N 8.29000°E / 49.48194; 8.29000
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Maxdorf
Coat of arms of Maxdorf
Location of Maxdorf within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
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Maxdorf is located in Germany
Maxdorf
Maxdorf
Maxdorf is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Maxdorf
Maxdorf
Coordinates: 49°28′55″N 8°17′24″E / 49.48194°N 8.29000°E / 49.48194; 8.29000
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Maxdorf
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Werner Baumann[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
7,225
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67133
Dialling codes06237
Vehicle registrationRP
Websitehttps://www.vg-maxdorf.de/

Maxdorf is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km west of Ludwigshafen.

Maxdorf is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Maxdorf.

History

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Maxdorf was founded in 19th century by Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. It was incorporated into Lambsheim in 1865. In 1952, Maxdorf became an independent municipality again.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2024, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.