| Main | Births etc |
|---|
Kirchheimbolanden | |
|---|---|
 Town walls with the Grey Tower | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Donnersberg District |
| Municipal assoc. | Kirchheimbolanden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Klaus Hartmüller (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total |
26.36 km2 (10.18 sq mi) |
Kirchheimbolanden, the capital of Donnersberg District, is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, south-western Germany. It is situated approximately 25 km west of Worms, and 30 km north-east of Kaiserslautern. The first part of the name, Kirchheim, dates back to 774. It became a town in 1368, and the Sponheim family improved its security with many towers and walls. William, Duke of Nassau, ancestor of the royal families of Belgium, Sweden, Denmark and Norway, and of the grand-ducal family of Luxembourg, was born in Kirchheimbolanden. It was also ruled by First French Empire between 1792 and 1814 before passing to Kingdom of Bavaria.
Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg, an ancestor of both Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his brother Prince Harry of Wales, was born in Kirchheimbolanden on 22 April 1780.
See also[]
- Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden
- Rhineland-Palatinate
References[]
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/berichte/A1033_201022_hj_G.pdf.
External links[]
- www.kirchheimbolanden.de — Official site
- www.mkengel.de — Unofficial site with pictures
Template:Cities and towns in Donnersbergkreis (district)
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