Tiefenthal
| Tiefenthal | ||
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  Tiefenthal | ||
Location of Tiefenthal within Bad Dürkheim district 
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| Coordinates: 49°32′18″N 08°06′14″E / 49.53833°N 8.10389°ECoordinates: 49°32′18″N 08°06′14″E / 49.53833°N 8.10389°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Bad Dürkheim | |
| Municipal assoc. | Hettenleidelheim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Edwin Gaub (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 842 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 67311 | |
| Dialling codes | 06351 | |
| Vehicle registration | DÜW | |
Tiefenthal is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in a small hollow with northern slopes between the Eisbach and Eckbach valleys in the Palatinate. Tiefenthal belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hettenleidelheim, whose seat is in the like-named municipality. Until 1969, the municipality belonged to the now abolished district of Frankenthal.
History
In 1318, the municipality had its first documentary mention as Dyfendal.
Religion
In 2007, 45.4% of the inhabitants were Evangelical and 35.4% Catholic. The rest belonged to other faiths or adhered to none.[2]
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3]
| SPD | CDU | WGR | Total | |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 seats |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 seats |
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: In Rot ein goldenes Tatzenkreuz.
The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Gules a cross pattée humetty Or.
The arms were approved by the now defunct Regierungsbezirk administration in Neustadt and date from a 1724 seal. They are borrowed from the arms once borne by the Counts of Leiningen-Westerburg, to whom Tiefenthal belonged.[4]
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
A few kilometres away lies the Wattenheim interchange on the Autobahn A 6. Historically, a branch of the Eis Valley Railway once linked the municipality with Grünstadt.
Famous people
Sons and daughters of the town
- Wolfgang Wolf (1957– ), former football coach for 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- Arno Wolf (1959– ), former footballer with 1. FC Kaiserslautern
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
- ↑ KommWis, Stand: 31.12.2007
- ↑ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
- ↑ Karl Heinz Debus: Das große Wappenbuch der Pfalz. Neustadt an der Weinstraße 1988, ISBN 3-9801574-2-3
