Dudenhofen
Coat of arms of Dudenhofen
Location of Dudenhofen within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Dudenhofen  is located in Germany
Dudenhofen
Dudenhofen
Dudenhofen  is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Dudenhofen
Dudenhofen
Coordinates: 49°19′4″N 8°23′26″E / 49.31778°N 8.39056°E / 49.31778; 8.39056
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Römerberg-Dudenhofen
Government
  Mayor (201924) Jürgen Hook[1] (SPD)
Area
  Total13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total6,029
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67373
Dialling codes06232
Vehicle registrationRP
Websitewww.dudenhofen.de

Dudenhofen is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated about 3 kilometers west of Speyer. Dudenhofen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Römerberg-Dudenhofen.

Notable people

  • Jürgen Creutzmann (born 1945), member of the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1989 to 2009, vice president of the state parliament from 2001 to 2006 and member of the Europaparlie from 2009 to 2014.
  • Edward Duyker (born 1955), Australian writer and historian. Wrote in his biography François Péron about the occupation of Dudenhofens in 1793.
  • Jan van Eijden (born 1976), former course cyclist, Olympic champion in Sydney 2000, coach of the British National Cycling Team.
  • Olaf Schmäler (* 1969), former Bundesliga footballer, was a youth coach at football club FV Dudenhofen.
  • Nikolaus von Weis (1796-1869), Catholic theologian, Bishop of Speyer, was pastor in Dudenhofen.

References

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.


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