Schifferstadt

For the architectural museum and oldest standing house in Frederick, Maryland, see Schifferstadt (Frederick, Maryland).

Schifferstadt
Coat of arms of Schifferstadt Coat of arms
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Location of Schifferstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Ilona Volk (Alliance '90/The Greens)
Area
• Total	28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	19,277
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	67105
Dialling codes	06235
Vehicle registration	RP
Website	www.schifferstadt.de

Schifferstadt 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.

History

In 1835 the Golden Hat of Schifferstadt was found nearby, the oldest of four known hats of that kind, dated to 1400-1300 BC.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the coat of arms of Schifferstadt is: „In Blau ein stilisiertes goldenes Schiff mit vorne angelehntem, aufrechtem goldenem Ruder, daraus wachsend ein silbernes Kreuz.“ “In blue a stylized golden ship, with an upright golden oar, and a silver cross”

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  The greater version of the coat of arms

• Wappen Schifferstadt 2.png

  The lesser version of the coat of arms

Town twinning

• Aichach (Germany)
• Frederick (USA)
• Löbejün (Germany)

See also

• Schifferstadt, a house in the U.S. state of Maryland

External links

• www.schifferstadt.de
• www.schifferstadt.com