- Leimen, Rhineland-Palatinate
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Ortsgemeinde
image_photo =
Name = Leimen
Wappen = Wappen leimen pfalz.jpg
lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 16 |lat_sec = 34
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 46 |lon_sec = 12
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Südwestpfalz
Verbandsgemeinde = Rodalben
Höhe = 459
Fläche = 29.22
Einwohner = 1001
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 66978
Vorwahl = 06397
Kfz = PS
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 40 027
Gliederung = 2
Adresse-Verband = Am Rathaus 9
66976 Rodalben
Website = [http://www.leimen-pfalz.de/ www.leimen-pfalz.de]
Bürgermeister = Karl Rösel
Partei = CDULeimen is a municipality in the district of
Südwestpfalz in the German state ofRhineland-Pfalz . It is located between the cities ofKaiserslautern andPirmasens , and is situated in the heart of thePfaelzerwald (Palatinate Forest).Leimen was founded before
1152 under the auspices of theBenedictine cloister ofHerbitzheim . Possession of Leimen later passed to theCounts of Leiningen , who administered the region from their seat at Burg (castle)Graefenstein .References
*"850 Jahre Leimen - Die Geschichte einer Gemeinde in Pfaelzerwald", 2002
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