Ludwigshafen am Rhein
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| Coordinates | 49°28′52″N 8°26′07″E / 49.48111°N 8.43528°E |
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Urban district |
| City subdivisions | 10 districts |
| Lord Mayor | Eva Lohse (CDU) |
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| Area | 77.68 km2 (29.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Population | 163,560 (31 December 2006) |
| - Density | 2,106 /km2 (5,453 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LU |
| Postal codes | 67059 - 67071 |
| Area codes | 0621, 06237 |
| Website | www.ludwigshafen.de |
Ludwigshafen on the Rhine is to Mannheim the second largest city of the Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar.
Ludwigshafen is independent of the local district government, but is administrative seat of the surrounding district.
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Geography [change]
As one of the five upper centers of the country Rhineland-Palatinate Ludwigshafen forms the core of the European Metropolregion Rhine Neckar triangle together with its neighbour city of Baden-Wuerttemberg Mannheim. Further nearer-lying large cities are Heidelberg (about 25 km southeast), Karlsruhe (about 50 km south) and Mainz (about 60 km north).
Population [change]
The number of inhabitants of the city Ludwigshafen on the Rhine exceeded the 100.000 by the year 1925 It has about 160,000 inhabitants and lives mostly on the chemical industry.
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town hall
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East Asia Institute
Sister cities [change]
Pasadena (United States), since 1948
Lorient (France), since 1963
Havering (England), since 1971
Sumqayıt (Azerbaijan), since 1987
Dessau (Germany), 1988
Antwerpen (Belgium), since 1999
Other websites [change]
- Official City Website
- Ludwigshafener Kongress- und Marketing-Gesellschaft mbH (in English)
- BASF Website (in German & English)
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