Mutterstadt

Mutterstadt

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Mutterstadt

Coordinates: 49°26′N 8°21′E / 49.433°N 8.350°E / 49.433; 8.350Coordinates: 49°26′N 8°21′E / 49.433°N 8.350°E / 49.433; 8.350
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Government
  Mayor Hans-Dieter Schneider (SPD)
Area
  Total 21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 12,636
  Density 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 67112
Dialling codes 06234
Vehicle registration RP
Website www.mutterstadt.de

Mutterstadt is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Though classified as rural the municipality does contain urbanized areas.

It is situated approximately 7 km southwest of the city center of Ludwigshafen.

History

Mutterstadt was first mentioned in the Lorsch codex in the year 767 as mutherstather marca. The name Mutterstadt is derived from the medieval personal name Muothari (or Muther) and not from the German word Mutter.

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On the 9th of August 2016 a suspected IS terrorist was apprehended on suspicion of planning an attack during a soccer match[2]

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