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Südwestpfalz

Südwestpfalz
District
Coat of arms of Südwestpfalz
Coat of arms
Rhineland-Palatinate PS (rural).svg
Country  Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Capital Pirmasens
Area
 • Total 953.76 km2 (368.25 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)
 • Total 96,474
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration PS
Website lksuedwestpfalz.de

Südwestpfalz is a district (Kreis or more precise Landkreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Saarpfalz, the district-free city Zweibrücken, the districts Kaiserslautern and Bad Dürkheim, the district-free city Landau (the Taubensuhl/Fassendeich forest part of the city), Südliche Weinstraße, and the French département Bas-Rhin. The district-free city Pirmasens is surrounded by the district.

The district was created 18 February 1818 as the Landkommisariat Pirmasens. During the communal reforms of 1968-72 several changes were made to the district. In 1969 the neighboring district Bad Bergzabern was dissolved and some part of it was added, while other municipalities were incorporated into the city Pirmasens. In 1972 the district Landkreis Zweibrücken was dissolved and added into the district Landkreis Pirmasens, which on 1 January 1997 renamed itself to Südwestpfalz.

The district is located in the hills of the Palatinate, the Palatinate forest. The river Lauter has its spring near the city of Pirmasens.

Coordinates: 49°12′N 7°35′E / 49.200°N 7.583°E / 49.200; 7.583


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