Hochspeyer

Hochspeyer

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Hochspeyer

Coordinates: 49°26′34″N 7°53′48″E / 49.44278°N 7.89667°E / 49.44278; 7.89667Coordinates: 49°26′34″N 7°53′48″E / 49.44278°N 7.89667°E / 49.44278; 7.89667
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Kaiserslautern
Municipal assoc. Enkenbach-Alsenborn
Government
 • Mayor Gerhard Scherer
Area
 • Total 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 4,611
 • Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 67691
Dialling codes 06305
Vehicle registration KL
Website www.hochspeyer-pfalz.de

Hochspeyer is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest (Pfälzer Wald), approx. 10 km east of Kaiserslautern.

Hochspeyer was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde Hochspeyer ("collective municipality").

History

Hochspeyer's history is closely related to the Cistercian Abbey of Otterberg, to which the Münchhof belonged since 1195.

In 1801 the region Palatinate became part of the French Département Mont-Tonnerre, and in 1815 it became part of the Bavarian Kingdom.

After World War II Palatinate (and with it Hochspeyer) was incorporated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Education

Hochspeyer has the Münchhofschule (a primary and secondary school) as well as three Kindergartens.

Economy

Trade, minor industry and farming shape the small local economy in Hochspeyer. Tourism is about to develop since the Palatinate forest has become part of the biosphere reserve Pfälzer Wald-Vosges du Nord in 1998 and projects like the Mountainbikepark Pfälzerwald, a route network for mountainbiking, have been initiated.

Transport

Hochspeyer is near the A6 and A63 motorways. It is also served by the B37 and B49 roads.

For rail, Hochspeyer is served by RheinNeckar S-Bahn trains on the Saarbrücken–Mannheim line between Kaiserslautern/Homburg and Mannheim/Heidelberg half-hourly.

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[2]

Climate data for Hochspeyer
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 1
(33)		 3
(37)		 8
(46)		 12
(53)		 16
(60)		 20
(68)		 21
(69)		 20
(68)		 18
(64)		 13
(55)		 6
(42)		 3
(37)		 11.8
(52.7)
Average low °C (°F) −3
(26)		 −2
(28)		 0
(32)		 3
(37)		 6
(42)		 10
(50)		 12
(53)		 11
(51)		 9
(48)		 5
(41)		 1
(33)		 0
(32)		 4.3
(39.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58
(2.3)		 50
(2)		 46
(1.8)		 46
(1.8)		 50
(2)		 66
(2.6)		 61
(2.4)		 80
(3)		 64
(2.5)		 48
(1.9)		 50
(2)		 64
(2.5)		 683
(26.8)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
  2. ↑ Climate Summary for Hochspeyer from Weatherbase.com
  3. ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 6, 2013.

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