- Rodalben
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen stadt rodalben.jpg
lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 14 |lat_sec = 23
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 38 |lon_sec = 33
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Südwestpfalz
Verbandsgemeinde = Rodalben
Höhe = 256
Fläche = 15.69
Einwohner = 7495
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 66976
Vorwahl = 06331
Kfz = PS
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 40 038
Adresse-Verband = Am Rathaus 9
66976 Rodalben
Website = [http://www.rodalben-stadt.de/ www.rodalben-stadt.de]
Bürgermeister = Wilhelm Matheis
Partei =Rodalben is a municipality in the
Südwestpfalz district, inRhineland-Palatinate ,Germany . It is situated in thePalatinate forest , approx. 5 km northeast ofPirmasens .Rodalben is the seat of the "
Verbandsgemeinde " ("collective municipality") Rodalben.History
Rodalben was founded by a
Celt ic tribe.In 1237 Rodalben was first mentioned as a "Meyerhof". Over the centuries mainly farmers lived there.The origin of the name isn't clarified. The suffix "alb (alben)" is a Celtic word for rivers or brooks.
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