Hochspeyer

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
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lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 53 |lon_sec = 48
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Kaiserslautern
Verbandsgemeinde = Hochspeyer
Höhe = 267
Fläche = 22.72
Einwohner = 4680
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 67691
Vorwahl = 06305
Kfz = KL
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 35 015
Adresse-Verband = Hauptstraße 121
67691 Hochspeyer
Website = [http://www.hochspeyer-pfalz.de/ www.hochspeyer-pfalz.de]
Bürgermeister = Gerhard Scherer

Hochspeyer is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest (Pfälzer Wald), approx. 10 km east of Kaiserslautern.

Hochspeyer is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Hochspeyer ("collective municipality").

History

Hochspeyer's history is closely related to the Cistercian Abbey of Otterberg, to which the "Münchhof" belonged since 1195.

In 1801 the region Palatinate became part of the French Département Mont-Tonnerre, and in 1815 it became part of the Bavarian Kingdom.

After World War II Palatinate (and with it Hochspeyer) was incorporated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Education

Hochspeyer has the "Münchhofschule" (a primary and secondary school) as well as three Kindergartens.

Economy

Trade, minor industry and farming shape the small local economy in Hochspeyer. Tourism is about to develop since the Palatinate forest has become part of the biosphere reserve "Pfälzer Wald-Vosges du Nord" in 1998 and projects like the Mountainbikepark Pfälzerwald, a route network for mountainbiking, have been initiated.

Transport

Hochspeyer is near the A6 and A63 motorways. It is also served by the B37 and B49 roads.

For rail, Hochspeyer is served by the metro railway ("S-Bahn") between Kaiserslautern/Homburg and Mannheim/Heidelberg half hourly.

External links

* [http://www.mittelpfalz.de/hochspeyer-pfalz/gaesteinfo-english.htm Hochspeyer Web Site] Tourism and Community Town site