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Ludwigshafen am Rhein

Ludwigshafen am Rhein
View over Ludwigshafen
View over Ludwigshafen
Coat of arms of Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Coat of arms
Ludwigshafen am Rhein  is located in Germany
Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Coordinates: 49°28′52″N 8°26′07″E / 49.48111°N 8.43528°E / 49.48111; 8.43528Coordinates: 49°28′52″N 8°26′07″E / 49.48111°N 8.43528°E / 49.48111; 8.43528
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Urban district
Government
 • Lord Mayor Eva Lohse (CDU)
Area
 • Total 77.68 km2 (29.99 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 164,718
 • Density 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 67059 - 67071
Dialling codes 0621, 06237
Vehicle registration LU
Website www.ludwigshafen.de
Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2011)
 Turkey 9,832
 Italy 5,673
 Serbia & Montenegro 1,928
 Greece 1,806
 Poland 1,792
 Croatia 1,165
 Hungary 1,094

Ludwigshafen am Rhein (German pronunciation: [ˈluːtvɪçsˌhafn̩ am ʁaɪ̯n]) is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located on the Rhine river opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg and the surrounding region, it forms the Rhine Neckar Area.

Known primarily as an industrial city, Ludwigshafen is the home of chemical giant BASF, as well as other companies. Among its cultural facilities are the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. It is the birthplace of the former German chancellor Helmut Kohl and the philosopher Ernst Bloch.

The city is a global city with Sufficiency status.

In antiquity, Celtic and Germanic tribes settled in the Rhine Neckar area. During the 1st century B.C. the Romans conquered the region, and a Roman auxiliary fort was constructed near the present suburb of Rheingönheim.

The Middle Ages saw the foundation of some of Ludwigshafen's future suburbs, including Oggersheim, Maudach, Oppau and Mundenheim; most of the area, however, remained swampland, its development hindered by seasonal flood of the Rhine river.


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