Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben
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Coordinates: 49 ° 14 ' N , 7 ° 39' E |
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| State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| County : | Southwest Palatinate | |
| Area : | 123.59 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 14,027 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 113 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| License plate : | PS , ZW | |
| Association key : | 07 3 40 5004 | |
| Association structure: | 6 municipalities | |
| Association administration address : |
Am Rathaus 9 66976 Rodalben |
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| Mayor : | Wolfgang Denzer ( SPD ) | |
| Location of the Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben in the district of Südwestpfalz | ||
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The Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben is an administrative unit in the legal form of a regional authority in the district of Südwestpfalz in Rhineland-Palatinate . The municipality of the association includes the town of Rodalben and five independent local communities , the administrative seat is in the eponymous town of Rodalben. It covers part of the Graefensteiner Land landscape .
Association members communities
| Local parish, city | Area (km²) | Residents |
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| Clausen | 12.46 | 1,457 |
| Donsieders | 9.03 | 917 |
| Leimen (Palatinate) | 29.22 | 951 |
| Merzalben | 30.01 | 1,146 |
| Münchweiler on the Rodalb | 27.19 | 2,845 |
| Rodalben , city | 15.69 | 6.711 |
| Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben | 123.59 | 14,027 |
(Residents on December 31, 2019)
history
The Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben was re-formed on a voluntary basis on December 5, 1971 as part of the functional and territorial reform of Rhineland-Palatinate that began in the 1960s .
Previously, the administrative structures originating from the Palatinate (Bavaria) (1816–1946) essentially applied in the then administrative district of Palatinate .
Population development
The development of the number of inhabitants in relation to the area of today's Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben; the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:
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politics
Association municipal council
The Verbandsgemeinderat Rodalben consists of 28 honorary council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the full-time mayor as chairman. Until 2014, the municipal council had 32 council members.
The distribution of seats in the municipal council:
| choice | SPD | CDU | FDP | GREEN | FWG | total |
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| 2019 | 8th | 13 | - | 3 | 4th | 28 seats |
| 2014 | 8th | 13 | - | 2 | 5 | 28 seats |
| 2009 | 7th | 15th | 2 | 2 | 6th | 32 seats |
| 2004 | 6th | 18th | 1 | 2 | 5 | 32 seats |
- FWG = Free Voting Community Gräfenstein e. V.
mayor
Mayor of the Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben has been Wolfgang Denzer (SPD) since January 1, 2018. In the runoff election on October 8, 2017, he was elected for eight years with a share of 52.7% of the vote, after none of the original six applicants achieved a sufficient majority in the direct election on September 24, 2017. Denzer is the successor to Werner Becker (CDU), who retired after 16 years in office.
coat of arms
The blazon of the coat of arms reads: "In a red shield border in gold a red-armored red griffin."
It was approved by the Neustadt district government in 1978 and, with the Greif in Baden, refers to the historical rule.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
- ↑ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: Verbandsgemeinderatswahl 2019 Rodalben. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .
- ↑ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, Verbandsgemeinderatswahlen
- ^ Die Rheinpfalz: Rodalben: Wolfgang Denzer is the new mayor of the association. October 8, 2017, accessed December 8, 2019 .
- ^ The Rhine Palatinate: Rodalben: runoff between Herrmann and Denzer for the mayor's office. September 24, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
- ^ Karl Heinz Debus: The great book of arms of the Palatinate . Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 1988, ISBN 3-9801574-2-3
