Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshafen am Rhein (literally: Ludwigshafen on the Rhine), commonly referred to as Ludwigshafen, is a City in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. After Mannheim it is the second largest city of the Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar.
Ludwigshafen am Rhein | |
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Coordinates: 49°28′52″N 8°26′07″E / 49.48111°N 8.43528°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Urban district |
Subdivisions | 10 districts |
Government | |
• Lord mayor | Eva Lohse (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 77.68 km2 (29.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 174,265 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 67059 - 67071 |
Dialling codes | 0621, 06237 |
Vehicle registration | LU |
Website | www |
Ludwigshafen is independent of the local district government, but is the administrative seat of the surrounding district.
Geography
changeLudwigshafen lies on the west bank of the Rhine River.
As one of the five upper centers of the country Rhineland-Palatinate Ludwigshafen forms the core of the European Metropolregion Rhine Neckar triangle together with its neighbour city in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Mannheim. Large cities nearby are Heidelberg (about 25 km southeast), Karlsruhe (about 50 km south) and Mainz (about 60 km north).
Population
changeThe number of people of the city of Ludwigshafen on the Rhine was more than 100,000 by the year 1925. Nowadays it has about 160,000 people. The chemical industry is big in the city.
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Town hall
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East Asia Institute
Sister cities
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Ludwigshafen am Rhein at Wikimedia Commons
- Official City Website
- Ludwigshafener Kongress- und Marketing-Gesellschaft mbH Archived 2006-12-19 at the Wayback Machine(in English)
- BASF Website(in German and English)