Enkenbach-Alsenborn

Infobox German Location
image_photo = Pfluegender Elefant von Hans Buch.jpg
image_caption =
Name = Enkenbach-Alsenborn
Wappen = OGEnkenbachAlsenbornWappen.jpg
Karte = Kaiserslautern-Position.pnglat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 29 | lat_sec = 26
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 54 | lon_sec = 09
Lageplan = Enkenbach-Alsenborn im Kreis Kaiserslautern.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Kaiserslautern
Verbandsgemeinde = Enkenbach-Alsenborn
Höhe = 289
Fläche = 30
Einwohner = 7323
Stand = 2006-06-30
PLZ = 67677
Vorwahl = 06303
Kfz = KL
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 35 004
Adresse = Hauptstraße 18
67677 Enkenbach-Alsenborn
Website = [http://www.enkenbach-alsenborn.de/ www.enkenbach-alsenborn.de]
Bürgermeister = Jürgen Wenzel
Partei = CDU

Enkenbach-Alsenborn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the northern edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 10 km north-east of Kaiserslautern. Enkenbach-Alsenborn is also the seat of the "Verbandsgemeinde" ("collective municipality"), also named Enkenbach-Alsenborn.

Geography

The municipality consists of the local villages of Enkenbach and Alsenborn. Before officially combining on 7 June 1969, the two villages worked very closely throughout their history to include a common coat of arms until 1795, a common mayor until 1825 and a common forest area until 1832.

Neighbouring municipalities are - in a clockwise direction - Neuhemsbach, Sippersfeld, Kerzenheim, Ramsen (Pfalz), Wattenheim, Fischbach (Kaiserslautern district), Kaiserslautern and Mehlingen.

History

Findings from the young stone age and mounds from the Iron Age indicate that the area was already populated in early-historical time. Fact|date=June 2007

Expansion

With favorable traffic levels and the connection to the Autobahn in the year 1871, as well as the establishment of industry in the Kaiserslautern area, led to the total population of the municipality increasing despite strong emigration out of present day Germany. Due to this population increase, Enkenbach-Alsenborn evolved from a farming community to the municipality it is today.

Population

*1800: 1,095
*1900: 3,326
*1975: 6,900
*1996: 7,323