Otterbach-Otterberg is a ''
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") in the district
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfur ...
, 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 ...
. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in
Otterberg
Otterberg is a town in the district of Kaiserslautern in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate with about 7,350 (as of 6/2006) inhabitants. It is situated approximately north of Kaiserslautern.
Otterberg is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde ...
. It was formed on 1 July 2014 by the merger of the former ''Verbandsgemeinden''
Otterbach and
Otterberg
Otterberg is a town in the district of Kaiserslautern in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate with about 7,350 (as of 6/2006) inhabitants. It is situated approximately north of Kaiserslautern.
Otterberg is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde ...
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The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Otterbach-Otterberg consists of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"):
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Frankelbach
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Heiligenmoschel
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Hirschhorn Hirschhorn is derived from German composite word "Hirsch" (deer) and "Horn" (horn), part of a deer's antlers. A variation is Hirshhorn. It may refer to:
* Hirschhorn (Neckar), a town in Hesse, Germany
* Hirschhorn, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipal ...
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Katzweiler
Katzweiler is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
History
The municipality was first mentioned in 1190 as ''Cazwilere''. Until the end of the 18th Century, it was part of the Electoral Pa ...
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Mehlbach
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Niederkirchen
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Olsbrücken
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Otterbach
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Otterberg
Otterberg is a town in the district of Kaiserslautern in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate with about 7,350 (as of 6/2006) inhabitants. It is situated approximately north of Kaiserslautern.
Otterberg is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde ...
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Schallodenbach
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Schneckenhausen
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Sulzbachtal
Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate
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