Rodenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate

Rodenbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Weilerbach.

Rodenbach
Coat of arms
Location of Rodenbach within Kaiserslautern district
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Coordinates: 49°28′25″N 7°39′06″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Kaiserslautern
Municipal assoc.	Weilerbach
Government
• Mayor	Ralf Schwarm (SPD)
Area
• Total	13.74 km^2 (5.31 sq mi)
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,161
• Density	230/km^2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	67688
Dialling codes	06374
Vehicle registration	KL

Geography

Rodenbach lies 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Kaiserslautern. The settlements of Am Tränkwald, Berghof, Forsthaus Rodenbach, Mückenhof, and Wasserhaus all belong to Rodenbach's administrative area.[2] Neighboring localities are Weilerbach, Kaiserslautern-Siegelbach, Mackenbach and Kaiserslautern-Einsiedlerhof.

Rodenbach's weather is characterized by a temperate climate.

Sights

In 1874, what was known to locals as the "fox hill" was revealed to be the grave of a member of the Celtic nobility from the La Tène culture around 400 BC. Known today as the Fürstengrab von Rodenbach or the Princely Grave of Rodenbach, the tomb was restored and reconstructed in 2000 for the towns 700th birthday and contains replicas of the original finds, which are housed today in the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer. A short distance away, the remains of an open-air court from the 15th century can be found.

The area is also home to the Rodenbach Sculpture Way that begins at Dorfweiher and continues for 3km through the Reichswald forest.

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
2. "Amtliches Verzeichnis der Gemeinden und Gemeindeteile. Stand: 1. Januar 2017" (pdf). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. p. 96.