Rockenhausen
Rockenhausen | |
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market square clock museum half-timbered houses Castle courthouse | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Rockenhausen
within Donnersbergkreis district
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Location of Rockenhausen | |
Rockenhausen Rockenhausen | |
| Coordinates: 49°37′42.91″N 7°49′13.84″E / 49.6285861°N 7.8205111°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Donnersbergkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Nordpfälzer Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Vettermann (FDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.83 km2 (14.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 5,395 |
| • Density | 146.5/km2 (379.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67806 |
| Dialling codes | 06361 |
| Vehicle registration | ROK, KIB |
| Website | www.rockenhausen.de |
Rockenhausen (German pronunciation: [ʁɔkn̩ˈhaʊzn̩] ⓘ) is a town in the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Alsenz, approx. 30 km (19 mi) north of Kaiserslautern.
Rockenhausen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Nordpfälzer Land. The town consists the villages Marienthal, Dörnbach, and Rockenhausen itself.