Essingen, Rhineland-Palatinate

Essingen
Coat of arms
Essingen
Location of Essingen within Südliche Weinstraße district
Coordinates: 49°14′05″N 08°10′19″E / 49.23472°N 8.17194°E / 49.23472; 8.17194Coordinates: 49°14′05″N 08°10′19″E / 49.23472°N 8.17194°E / 49.23472; 8.17194
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Südliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc.	Offenbach an der Queich
Government
• Mayor	Hartmut Doppler
Area
• Total	11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Elevation	151 m (495 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,219
• Density	190/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	76879
Dialling codes	06347
Vehicle registration	SÜW
Website	www.essingen.eu

Essingen is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Notable People
John George Nicolay (1832-1901) biographer, secretary to US President Abraham Lincoln