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Landstuhl
Landstuhl
Town
	Ruins of Nanstein Castle
	Coat of arms
	Location of Landstuhl within Kaiserslautern district
	Landstuhl Landstuhl
	Coordinates: 49°24′44″N 07°34′20″E / 49.41222°N 7.57222°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Kaiserslautern
Municipal assoc.	Landstuhl
First mentioned	1323 (702 years ago)
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Ralf Hersina (SPD)
Area
• Total	15.34 km2 (5.92 sq mi)
Elevation	248 m (814 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	8,336
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66849
Dialling codes	06371
Vehicle registration	KL
Website	landstuhl.de

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Landstuhl (German pronunciation: [ˈlantʃtuːl] ^ⓘ), officially the Sickingen Town of Landstuhl (German: Sickingenstadt Landstuhl), is a town in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the Municipal Association of Landstuhl. Situated on the north-west edge of the Palatinate Forest, 11 miles (18 km) west of the city of Kaiserslautern, the town is located near Ramstein Air Base.

History

Early history

The earliest traces of human settlement in Landstuhl date from around 500 BC. The "heathen rock" (Heidenfels) from the Celtic period was a holy site until Roman times, and a Roman settlement dates from the 1st century. About 1152, Emperor Frederick I had Nanstein Castle built on the mountain south of town.

Early Modern period

During the 15th Century, the lords of Sickingen assumed responsibility for Landstuhl and the surrounding area.^[2] The most famous member of this dynasty was Franz von Sickingen. He converted the castle – Nanstein Castle (German: Burg Nanstein), the most visible landmark in Landstuhl and the surrounding area – into a dominating fortress. In August 1522, Sickingen moved to further expand his feudal domains by capturing Trier. After several unsuccessful attempts to lay siege to the city, he withdrew to Nanstein Castle and was subsequently besieged by a coalition of Richard, Archbishop of Trier; Louis V, Elector Palatine; and Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. During the 1523 siege of Nanstein Castle, Sickingen fell mortally wounded. His sons rebuilt the castle in Renaissance style, but it was largely destroyed by Louis XIV's army during the Rhine campaign of the Nine Years' War.

Politics

Landstuhl's mayor is Ralf Hersina^[3]

Economy and infrastructure

Landstuhl is home to Landstuhl Hospital, also known as Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a U.S. Army installation atop the Kirchberg.^[2]

Notable people

Aaron Altherr – German-American baseball player
Shawn Bradley – German-American basketball player
LeVar Burton – American actor
Shelley FKA DRAM – American musician
David Rouzer – American politician
Franz von Sickingen – German knight
Rob Thomas – American musician
Reggie Williams – American football player

International relations

Landstuhl is twinned with:

Pont-à-Mousson, France (1967)
Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg, Germany (1998)

References

^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
^ ^a ^b Public Affairs Office. "Fact Sheet – LRMC History Landstuhl Regional Medical Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.

External links

Geographic data related to Landstuhl at OpenStreetMap
Verbandsgemeinde Landstuhl (in German)

[1] "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

[LRMC_history-2] Public Affairs Office. "Fact Sheet – LRMC History Landstuhl Regional Medical Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.

[3] Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.

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-|year_of_first_mention = {{Start date and age|1326}}
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-'''Landstuhl''' ({{IPA-de|ˈlantʃtuːl}}) is a [[List of cities and towns in Germany|town]] in the [[Kaiserslautern (district)|Kaiserslautern district]] of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] in [[Germany]]. It is the seat of [[Landstuhl (Verbandsgemeinde)|''Verbandsgemeinde Landstuhl'']], a kind of "collective municipality." Landstuhl is situated on the north-west edge of the [[Palatinate Forest]], {{Convert|11|mi|km}} west of [[Kaiserslautern]].
+<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change the first paragraph without prior consensus, see [[Talk:Landstuhl]]. Thank you. -->'''Landstuhl''' ({{IPA|de|ˈlantʃtuːl|-|De-Landstuhl.ogg}}), officially the '''Sickingen Town of Landstuhl''' ({{langx|de|Sickingenstadt Landstuhl}}), is a [[List of cities and towns in Germany|town]] in the [[Kaiserslautern (district)|district of Kaiserslautern]], in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. It is the seat of the [[Municipal Association of Landstuhl]]. Situated on the north-west edge of the [[Palatinate Forest]], {{Convert|11|mi|km}} west of the city of [[Kaiserslautern]], the town is located near [[Ramstein Air Base]].<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change the first paragraph without prior consensus, see [[Talk:Landstuhl]]. Thank you. -->
 ==History==
 ===Early history===
-The earliest traces of human settlement in Landstuhl date from around 500 [[Anno Domini|BC]]. The “heathen rock” (''Heidenfels'') from the [[Celts|Celtic]] period was a holy site until [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] times, and a Roman settlement dates from the [[1st century]]. About 1152, Emperor [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick I]] had [[Nanstein Castle]] built on the mountain south of town.
+The earliest traces of human settlement in Landstuhl date from around 500 [[Anno Domini|BC]]. The "heathen rock" (''Heidenfels'') from the [[Celts|Celtic]] period was a holy site until [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] times, and a Roman settlement dates from the [[1st century]]. About 1152, Emperor [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick I]] had [[Nanstein Castle]] built on the mountain south of town.
 ===Early Modern period===<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not add photographs to this section. It would quickly become too unwieldy. Thank you. -->
 [[File:Franz von Sickingen (16 Jh).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Franz von Sickingen]]
-During the [[15th Century]], the [[House of Sickingen|lords of Sickingen]] assumed responsibility for Landstuhl and the surrounding area.<ref name="LRMC history">{{cite web|last=Public Affairs Office|title=Fact Sheet – LRMC History Landstuhl Regional Medical Center|url=http://ermc.amedd.army.mil/landstuhl/factsheets/LRMCHistory.pdf|access-date=16 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417225725/http://ermc.amedd.army.mil/landstuhl/factsheets/LRMCHistory.pdf|archive-date=17 April 2012}}</ref> The most famous member of this dynasty was [[Franz von Sickingen]]. He converted the castle – Nanstein Castle ({{lang-de|Burg Nanstein}}), the most visible landmark in Landstuhl and the surrounding area – into a dominating fortress. In August 1522, Sickingen moved to further expand his [[Demesne|feudal domain]]s by capturing [[Electorate of Trier|Trier]]. After several unsuccessful attempts to lay siege to the city, he withdrew to Nanstein Castle and was subsequently besieged by a coalition of [[Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads|Richard, Archbishop of Trier]]; [[Louis V, Elector Palatine]]; and [[Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse]]. During the 1523 siege of Nanstein Castle, Sickingen fell mortally wounded. His sons rebuilt the castle in [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] style, but it was largely destroyed by [[Louis XIV]]'s army during the Rhine campaign of the [[Nine Years' War]].
+During the [[15th Century]], the [[House of Sickingen|lords of Sickingen]] assumed responsibility for Landstuhl and the surrounding area.<ref name="LRMC history">{{cite web|last=Public Affairs Office|title=Fact Sheet – LRMC History Landstuhl Regional Medical Center|url=http://ermc.amedd.army.mil/landstuhl/factsheets/LRMCHistory.pdf|access-date=16 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417225725/http://ermc.amedd.army.mil/landstuhl/factsheets/LRMCHistory.pdf|archive-date=17 April 2012}}</ref> The most famous member of this dynasty was [[Franz von Sickingen]]. He converted the castle – Nanstein Castle ({{langx|de|Burg Nanstein}}), the most visible landmark in Landstuhl and the surrounding area – into a dominating fortress. In August 1522, Sickingen moved to further expand his [[Demesne|feudal domain]]s by capturing [[Electorate of Trier|Trier]]. After several unsuccessful attempts to lay siege to the city, he withdrew to Nanstein Castle and was subsequently besieged by a coalition of [[Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads|Richard, Archbishop of Trier]]; [[Louis V, Elector Palatine]]; and [[Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse]]. During the 1523 siege of Nanstein Castle, Sickingen fell mortally wounded. His sons rebuilt the castle in [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] style, but it was largely destroyed by [[Louis XIV]]'s army during the Rhine campaign of the [[Nine Years' War]].
 ==Politics==
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 ==Economy and infrastructure==
-Landstuhl is home to Landstuhl Hospital (''Kirchberg-Kaserne''), also known as [[Landstuhl Regional Medical Center]], a [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[Military base|installation]] atop the ''Kirchberg''.<ref name="LRMC history" />
+Landstuhl is home to Landstuhl Hospital, also known as [[Landstuhl Regional Medical Center]], a [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[Military base|installation]] atop the ''Kirchberg''.<ref name="LRMC history" />
 ==Notable people==
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