Kandel

Kandel
Town centre
Coat of arms
Kandel
Location of Kandel within Germersheim district
Coordinates: 49°5′N 8°12′E / 49.083°N 8.200°E / 49.083; 8.200Coordinates: 49°5′N 8°12′E / 49.083°N 8.200°E / 49.083; 8.200
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Germersheim
Municipal assoc.	Kandel
Government
• Mayor	Günther Tielebörger (SPD)
Area
• Total	26.64 km2 (10.29 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	8,943
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	76870
Dialling codes	07275
Vehicle registration	GER
Website	www.kandel.de

Kandel is a town in the Germersheim district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France and approximately 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.

Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth.

Kandel is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kandel.

St Georg

The Dampfnudeltor

House in Kandel

Station

Star: Celestial goodness, noble person, leadership, excellence.

Sword: Justice and military honour.

Sky-Blue (Azure): Truth and loyalty. The following overview contains important personalities with reference to Kandel (Pfalz) ', arranged by honorary citizens, person born in the city, or who have worked in Kandel. The list does not claim to be complete.