Schneckenhausen
Encyclopedia
Schneckenhausen is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern
, in Rhineland-Palatinate
, western Germany
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at the spring of the Odenbach, which flows for around 22 km (14 mi) before joining the Glan River
. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde
(regional administrative body) of Otterberg, which has its administrative offices in Otterberg
. Along its outer borders lie the Wickelhof and Creutzhof farmsteads.
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roughly 7 km (4 mi) southwest. The nearest Bundesstraße
(Federal Highway) is B270, which runs parallel to the train tracks.
Kaiserslautern (district)
Kaiserslautern is a district in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Kusel, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Donnersbergkreis, Bad Dürkheim and Südwestpfalz. The city of Kaiserslautern is almost fully enclosed by, but not belonging to the district.-History:The district of...
, in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, western Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Geography
Schneckenhausen lies 11 km (7 mi) north of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, and from Luxembourg.Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people...
at the spring of the Odenbach, which flows for around 22 km (14 mi) before joining the Glan River
Glan (Nahe)
The Glan is a river in southwestern Germany, right tributary of the Nahe River. It is approximately long. It rises in the Saarland, northwest of Homburg. It flows generally north, through Rhineland-Palatinate, and empties into the Nahe in Odernheim am Glan, near Bad Sobernheim...
. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
(regional administrative body) of Otterberg, which has its administrative offices in Otterberg
Otterberg
Otterberg is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate with about 7,350 inhabitants. It is situated approx...
. Along its outer borders lie the Wickelhof and Creutzhof farmsteads.
Politics
The municipal council is composed of 8 members who are elected locally through a plurality voting systemPlurality voting system
The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...
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Transportation
The public transportation is integrated into the Rhein-Neckar Transit Network. Two lines of the regional bus system connect the municipality to Kaiserslautern. The nearest train station is located in KatzweilerKatzweiler
Katzweiler is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
roughly 7 km (4 mi) southwest. The nearest Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
(Federal Highway) is B270, which runs parallel to the train tracks.