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Kandel | |
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 Town centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kandel
within Germersheim district  | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Germersheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Kandel |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–28) | Michael Karl Gaudier[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76870 |
| Dialling codes | 07275 |
| Vehicle registration | GER |
| Website | www.kandel.de |
Kandel (German pronunciation: [ˈkandl̩] <phonos file="De-Kandel.ogg"></phonos>) is a town in the Germersheim district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France and approximately 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.
Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth.
Kandel is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kandel.
Coat of arms meaning
[edit | edit source]Star: Celestial goodness, noble person, leadership, excellence.
Sword: Justice and military honour.
Sky-Blue (Azure): Truth and loyalty.
Notable inhabitants
[edit | edit source]The following overview contains notable people associated with Kandel. The list does not claim to be complete.
Honorary citizens
[edit | edit source]- 1980: Maria Wiesheu (Sister Himeria), a member of the Order of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer, a province of Palatinate, Esthal, a long time active as a nurse in Kandel
- 1991: Oskar Böhm († 2001), 1955-1989 Mayor of the city of Kandel, 1972-1981 Mayor of the Association of Kandel
Sons and daughters of the city
[edit | edit source]- Franz Michael Leuchsenring (1746-1827), author
- Horst Schütz (born 1951), cyclist
- Ingrid Persohn (born 1952), cyclist and three-time German champion
- Nadine Härdter (born 1981), handball player
- Manuel Hornig (born 1982), soccer player
- Pascal Ackermann (born 1994), cyclist
- Petrissa Solja (born 1994), table tennis player
People who have worked in Kandel
[edit | edit source]- Albert Hilger, (1839-1905), completed on the spot starting from 1854 a pharmacist teaching
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Verbandsgemeinde Kandel, Landkreis Germersheim, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed June 9th, 2024.
External links
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