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Mutterstadt

Coordinates: 49°26′N 8°21′E / 49.433°N 8.350°E / 49.433; 8.350
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Mutterstadt
Coat of arms of Mutterstadt
Location of Mutterstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
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Mutterstadt is located in Germany
Mutterstadt
Mutterstadt
Mutterstadt is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Mutterstadt
Mutterstadt
Coordinates: 49°26′N 8°21′E / 49.433°N 8.350°E / 49.433; 8.350
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31) Thorsten Leva[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
97 m (318 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,139
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67112
Dialling codes06234
Vehicle registrationRP
Websitewww.mutterstadt.de

Mutterstadt is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Though classified as rural the municipality does contain urbanized areas.

It is situated approximately 7 km southwest of the city center of Ludwigshafen.

History

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Mutterstadt was first mentioned in the Lorsch codex in the year 767 as mutherstather marca. The name Mutterstadt is derived from the medieval personal name Muothari (or Muther) and not from the German word Mutter.

News

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On the 9th of August 2016 a suspected IS terrorist was apprehended on suspicion of planning an attack during a soccer match[3]

References

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  1. ^ Doreen Reber: Stabwechsel im Amt des Bürgermeisters, Die Rheinpfalz, 2 July 2023, accessed 23 September 2023 (in German).
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ "Einsatz in Mutterstadt: Terrorverdächtiger in Rheinland-Pfalz festgenommen". Retrieved 2016-08-09.