- Schneckenhausen
Infobox German Location
Art = Town
Wappen = Wappen von Schneckenhausen.png
lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 32 |lat_sec = 25
lon_deg = 07 |lon_min = 44 |lon_sec = 43
Bundesland = Rhineland-Palatinate
Regierungsbezirk =
Landkreis = Kaiserslautern
Höhe = 330
Fläche = 3.71
Einwohner = 604
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 67699
PLZ-alt =
Vorwahl = 06301
Kfz = KL
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 35 042
Gliederung =
Straße =
Website =
Bürgermeister = Gerhard Schohl
Partei =Schneckenhausen is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in
Rhineland-Palatinate , westernGermany .Geography
Schneckenhausen lies 11km (7mi) north of
Kaiserslautern Odenbach, which flows for around 22km (14mi) before joining the Glan River. The community belongs to theVerbandsgemeinde (regional administrative body) of Otterberg, which has its administrative offices inOtterberg . Along its outer borders lie the Wickelhof and Creutzhof farmsteads.Politics
The
Gemeinderat (city council) is composed of 8 members who are elected locally through aplurality voting system .Economy and infrastructure
Transportation
The
public transportation is integrated into the Rhein-Neckar Transit Network. Two lines of the regional bus system connect the municipality to Kaiserslautern. The nearest train station is located inKatzweiler roughly 7km (4mi) southwest. The nearestBundesstraße (Federal Highway) is B270, which runs parallel to the train tracks.References
External links
* [http://www.otterberg.de/orte_und_gemeinden/schneckenhausen/ Ortsgemeinde Schneckenhausen ("German")]
* [http://www.swr.de/hierzuland-rp/archiv/2005/12/09/ Area portrait of Schneckenhausen ("German")]
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