Otterstadt

Otterstadt
Location of Otterstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Location of Otterstadt
Otterstadt
Otterstadt
Coordinates: 49°22′N 8°27′E / 49.367°N 8.450°E / 49.367; 8.450
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Rheinauen
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Bernd Zimmermann[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
15.66 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,439
 • Density219.6/km2 (568.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67166
Dialling codes06232
Vehicle registrationRP
Websitewww.otterstadt.de

Otterstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈɔtɐʃtat]) is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

The almost 980-year-old village was once a pure agricultural and fishing village. Today the inhabitants work in the neighbouring industrial cities: Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Speyer.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.