Pirmasens
Pirmasens | |
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Old town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Pirmasens | |
Pirmasens Pirmasens | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′N 7°36′E / 49.200°N 7.600°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Bernhard Matheis (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.37 km2 (23.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 40,941 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66953–66955 |
| Dialling codes | 06331 |
| Vehicle registration | PS |
| Website | www.pirmasens.de |
Pirmasens (Palatine German: Bärmesens) is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is near the border with France and was the center of the shoe industry in Germany until around 1970.
- Pirmasens
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View with shoe factory
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Shoe factory and city hall tower
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Shoemaker boy
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Dynamikum
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Old post office
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New Apostolic Church
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Listed residential building
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Listed villa
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Stairway of the birds
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Stairway of the birds
References
- ↑ Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011 (in German), Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz, 2024
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