Pirmasens
Pirmasens | |
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 Old town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pirmasens  | |
  Pirmasens  Pirmasens | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′N 7°36′E / 49.200°N 7.600°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Bernhard Matheis (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.37 km2 (23.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 40,682 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66953–66955 |
| Dialling codes | 06331 |
| Vehicle registration | PS |
| Website | www.pirmasens.de |
Pirmasens (Palatine German: Bärmesens) is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is near the border with France and was the center of the shoe industry in Germany until around 1970.
- Pirmasens
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View with shoe factory -
Shoe factory and city hall tower -
Shoemaker boy -
Dynamikum -
Old post office -
New Apostolic Church -
Listed residential building -
Listed villa -
Stairway of the birds -
Stairway of the birds
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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