Bad Dürkheim
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Location of Bad Dürkheim within Bad Dürkheim district
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| Coordinates: 49°27′34″N 08°10′05″E / 49.45944°N 8.16806°ECoordinates: 49°27′34″N 08°10′05″E / 49.45944°N 8.16806°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Bad Dürkheim | |
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| • Stadtbürgermeister | Christoph Glogger (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 102.67 km2 (39.64 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 132 m (433 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 18,499 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 67098 | |
| Dialling codes | 06322 | |
| Vehicle registration | DÜW | |
| Website | www.bad-duerkheim.de | |
Bad Dürkheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːt ˈdyːɐ̯khaɪm]) is a spa town in the Rhine-Neckar urban agglomeration, and is the seat of the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Bad Dürkheim lies at the edge of Palatinate Forest on the German Wine Route some 30 km east of Kaiserslautern and just under 20 km west of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Roughly 15 km to the south lies Neustadt an der Weinstraße. In Bad Dürkheim, Bundesstraßen 37 and 271 cross each other. From west to east through the town flows the river Isenach.
Bad Dürkheim’s Ortsteile are Grethen, Hardenburg, Hausen, Leistadt, Seebach and Ungstein mit Pfeffingen.
Yearly precipitation in Bad Dürkheim is 574 mm, which is low, falling into the lowest quarter of the precipitation chart for all Germany. Lower figures recorded at only 16% of the German Weather Service's weather stations. The driest month is February. The most rainfall comes in May. In that month, precipitation is 1.6 times what it is in February. Precipitation varies little. Only 1% of the weather stations record lower seasonal swings.
Between 1200 and 500 BC, the area around the eastern end of the Isenach valley was settled by Celts, who also built the Heidenmauer ("Heathen Wall"), a Celtic ring wall.
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