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Donnersbergkreis (district)

Donnersbergkreis
District
Coat of arms of Donnersbergkreis
Coat of arms
Rhineland-Palatinate KIB.svg
Country  Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Capital Kirchheimbolanden
Area
 • Total 645.46 km2 (249.21 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)
 • Total 75,230
 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration KIB
Website donnersberg.de

The Donnersbergkreis is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bad Kreuznach, Alzey-Worms, Bad Dürkheim, Kaiserslautern, Kusel.

The district was created in 1969 by merging the districts Kirchheimbolanden and Rockenhausen.

The district is located around the highest mountain of the Palatinate, the Donnersberg with 687 m above sea level.

Coordinates: 49°38′N 7°55′E / 49.633°N 7.917°E / 49.633; 7.917


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