Otterstadt
Otterstadt is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Otterstadt | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Otterstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district  | |
  Otterstadt  Otterstadt | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′N 8°27′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rheinauen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Bernd Zimmermann[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,443 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67166 |
| Dialling codes | 06232 |
| Vehicle registration | RP |
| Website | www.otterstadt.de |
The almost 980-year-old village was once a pure agricultural and fishing village. Today the inhabitants work in the neighbouring industrial cities: Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Speyer.
References
- Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
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