Dudenhofen is a municipality in

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is situated about 3 kilometers west of

Speyer Speyer (, older spelling ''Speier'', French: ''Spire,'' historical English: ''Spires''; pfl, Schbaija) is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the river Rhine, Speyer li ...

. Dudenhofen is the seat of the ''

Verbandsgemeinde A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhineland- ...

'' ("collective municipality")

Römerberg-Dudenhofen Römerberg-Dudenhofen is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in Dudenhofen. It was formed on 1 July 2014 by the merger of the ...

Notable people

Jürgen Creutzmann Jürgen Creutzmann (born 4 October 1945 in Speyer, Germany) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014. Early life and work Creutzmann was born in Speyer and ...

(born 1945), member of the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1989 to 2009, vice president of the state parliament from 2001 to 2006 and member of the Europaparlie from 2009 to 2014. *

Edward Duyker Edward Duyker (born 21 March 1955) is an Australian historian, biographer and author born in Melbourne. Edward Duyker's books include several ethno-histories – ''Tribal Guerrillas'' (1987), ''The Dutch in Australia'' (1987) and ''Of the Star ...

(born 1955), Australian writer and historian. Wrote in his biography

François Péron François Auguste Péron (22 August 1775 – 14 December 1810) was a French naturalist and explorer. Life Péron was born in Cérilly, Allier, in 1775, the son of a tailor (not a harness maker as is frequently asserted). Although intended for ...

about the occupation of Dudenhofens in 1793. *

Jan van Eijden Jan van Eijden (born 10 August 1976 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double World Champion in sprint and team sprint. He also won one world cup classic and four German nati ...

(born 1976), former course cyclist, Olympic champion in

Sydney 2000 The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, coach of the British National Cycling Team. *

Olaf Schmäler Olaf Schmäler (born 10 November 1969) is a German former footballer. He is the twin brother of Nils Schmäler Nils Schmäler (born 10 November 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent six seasons in ...

(* 1969), former Bundesliga footballer, was a youth coach at football club FV Dudenhofen. *

Nikolaus von Weis Nicolaus von Weis (born Rimling, Moselle, France, 8 March 1796 - died Speyer, 13 December 1869) was from 1842 to 1869 Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer, in the Palatinate (in that time a district of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Life ...

(1796-1869), Catholic theologian, Bishop of Speyer, was pastor in Dudenhofen.

References

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