Pirmasens-Land
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Pirmasens-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde
("collective municipality") in the Südwestpfalz
district, in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
. It is situated on the southwestern edge of the Palatinate forest, around Pirmasens
. The seat of the municipality is in Pirmasens, itself not part of the municipality.
The Verbandsgemeinde Pirmasens-Land consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
("collective municipality") in the Südwestpfalz
Südwestpfalz
Südwestpfalz is a district in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saarpfalz, the district-free city Zweibrücken, the districts Kaiserslautern and Bad Dürkheim, the district-free city Landau , Südliche Weinstraße, and the French département Bas-Rhin...
district, in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the southwestern edge of the Palatinate forest, around Pirmasens
Pirmasens
Pirmasens is a district-free city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It is famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called Pirmasens from 1818 until 1997, when it was renamed Südwestpfalz....
. The seat of the municipality is in Pirmasens, itself not part of the municipality.
The Verbandsgemeinde Pirmasens-Land consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):
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- KröppenKröppenKröppen is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
- LembergLemberg, GermanyLemberg is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
- ObersimtenObersimtenObersimten is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
- RuppertsweilerRuppertsweilerRuppertsweiler is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
- SchweixSchweixSchweix is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
- TrulbenTrulbenTrulben is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
- VinningenVinningenVinningen is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....