Zweibrücken
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Zweibrücken | |
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Coordinates: 49°15′N 7°22′E / 49.250°N 7.367°ECoordinates: 49°15′N 7°22′E / 49.250°N 7.367°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Urban district |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marold Wosnitza (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 70.64 km2 (27.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (2015-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 34,260 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 66482 |
Dialling codes | 06332 |
Vehicle registration | ZW |
Website | www.zweibruecken.de |
Zweibrücken is a town in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is on the Schwarzbach river. About 34,000 people live there.
The name Zweibrücken means 'two bridges'. It is pronounced differently by different people. (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡svaɪˌbʁʏkn̩], French: Deux-Ponts [døpɔ̃], Palatinate German: Zweebrigge [ˈd͡sʋeːbʁɪgə]).
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
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- Official website (in German)
- Information Portal about Zweibrücken Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine (in German)