Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt | |
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New town hall | |
Location of Schifferstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′N 8°22′E / 49.383°N 8.367°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–27) | Ilona Volk (Greens) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.06 km2 (10.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 20,682 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67105 |
| Dialling codes | 06235 |
| Vehicle registration | RP |
| Website | www.schifferstadt.de |
Schifferstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈʃɪfɐˌʃtat] ⓘ; Palatine German: Schiwwerschdadd, Schiffaschdad, or Schiwwerschdadt) is a town in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. If not including Ludwigshafen (the district free city that is the capital of Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis), Schifferstadt is the only urban municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis.
It is situated approximately 12 km southwest of Ludwigshafen and 6 km northwest of Speyer.