Mehlingen

Mehlingen
Location of Mehlingen within Kaiserslautern district
Location of Mehlingen
Mehlingen
Mehlingen
Coordinates: 49°29′31″N 7°51′15″E / 49.49194°N 7.85417°E / 49.49194; 7.85417
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictKaiserslautern
Municipal assoc.Enkenbach-Alsenborn
Subdivisions4
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Monika Rettig[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
21.95 km2 (8.47 sq mi)
Elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,952
 • Density180.0/km2 (466.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67678
Dialling codes06303
Vehicle registrationKL
Websitewww.mehlingen.de

Mehlingen (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːlɪŋən]) is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) outside Kaiserslautern and has a population of just under 4,000.

The village is greatly influenced by the large number of Americans stationed in the area, often called the Kaiserslautern Military Community.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.