Kollweiler

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Kollweiler within Kaiserslautern district

(2019–24) Claudia Zahneißen^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total5.57 km² (2.15 sq mi)Elevation

335 m (1,099 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total541 • Density97/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

66879

Dialling codes06385Vehicle registrationKL

Kollweiler is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Geography

Kollweiler lies in the Northern Pfalz. To the north are the towns of Jettenbach and Rothselberg, and to the south are the towns of Schwedelbach and Reichenbach-Steegen. The closest city is Kaiserslautern, located 15 km (9.3 mi) to the southeast.

History

Even before the Romans, Celtic descendants settled the area around Kollweiler.

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.