Obersimten

Obersimten is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany and belongs to the municipal association Pirmasens-Land.

Obersimten
Coat of arms
Location of Obersimten within Südwestpfalz district
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Coordinates: 49°10′02″N 7°34′54″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Südwestpfalz
Municipal assoc.	Pirmasens-Land
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Gehringer (CDU)
Area
• Total	2.26 km^2 (0.87 sq mi)
Elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	647
• Density	290/km^2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	66957
Dialling codes	06331
Vehicle registration	PS
Website	www.obersimten.de

Geography

Obersimten is located west of the Palatinate Forest on the edge of Zweibrücken hill country between Pirmasens in the northeast and Vinningen in the southwest.

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.