Wörth am Rhein

Wörth am Rhein
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Wörth am Rhein within Germersheim district
Location of Wörth am Rhein
Wörth am Rhein Show map of Germany Wörth am Rhein Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 49°3′6″N 8°15′37″E / 49.05167°N 8.26028°E / 49.05167; 8.26028
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Germersheim
Subdivisions	4 Ortsbezirke
Government
• Mayor (2024–32)	Steffen Weiß[1]
Area
• Total	131.62 km^2 (50.82 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	18,405
• Density	139.83/km^2 (362.17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	76730–76744
Dialling codes	07271 (Wörth am Rhein) 07277 (Wörth-Büchelberg) 06340 (Wörth-Schaidt)
Vehicle registration	GER
Website	www.woerth.de

Wörth am Rhein (German pronunciation: [ˈvœʁt ʔam ˈʁaɪn], lit. 'Wörth on the Rhine') is a town in the southernmost part of the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is on the left bank of the Rhine approximately 10 km west of the city centre of Karlsruhe and is just north of the German-French border. Daimler AG's largest truck production plant (2.8 km2) has been located in the town since 1960.

Mayors

• 1960–1980: Karl-Josef Stöffler (CDU)
• 1980–2016: Harald Seiter (CDU)
• 2016–2024: Dennis Nitsche (SPD)
• since 2024: Steffen Weiß

Gallery

• 
  Friedenskirche (Peace church)
• 
  St. Laurentius in Wörth-Büchelberg
• 
  St. Leo in Wörth-Schaidt
• 
  Wörth-Schaidt
• 
  Wörth harbour
• 
  Rhine water meadows Nature reserve area

Notable people

• Ferdinand Brossart (1849–1930), 1915-1923 Bishop of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, United States.
• Ludwig Damminger (1913–1981), footballer

Linked to town

• Kevin Akpoguma (born 1995), German footballer who played in his youth for FC Bavaria Wörth
• Friedel Grützmacher (born 1942), former Landtag deputy (Alliance 90/The Greens) lived in Wörth
• Tobias Lindner (born 1982), Bundestag deputy (Alliance 90/The Greens) who lives in Wörth
• Petrissa Solja (born 1994), table tennis player
• Herbert Wetterauer (born 1957), artist and author who lives in Wörth
• Wynkyn de Worde (unknown birth date; died c. 1534), printer and publisher in London who was possibly born in Wörth am Rhein
• Marlene Zapf (born 1990), handball player who grew up in Wörth

References

1. (Ober-)bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)bürgermeister Verbandsfreier Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 27 August 2024.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.