Schallodenbach is municipality in the district
Kaiserslautern
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of
Rhineland-Palatinate
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Germany
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Location
Schallodenbach is situated approximately 13 km north of
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 ...
. Schallodenbach is part 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- ...
Otterbach-Otterberg
Otterbach-Otterberg is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in Otterberg. It was formed on 1 July 2014 by the merger of the for ...
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Politics and local events
The local council is made up of 13 councilmen and women (including the mayor).
An annual village celebration event is held at the end of each September in Schallodenbach.
History
The village is named for the von Schallodenbach. The village is first mentioned in writing in a
document
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dated to 1202, indicating that the village was built shortly before, in the early 13th century, or the latest period of the 12th century. The original controller was Johann of Odenbach, and the village was initially known by his name.
There was a low castle in Schallodenbach, but it is now destroyed and unoccupied. The grave stones of Johann Gottfried of Sickingen and his wife Anna Magdalena of Obentraut lie in the local chapel.
Photo gallery
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References
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Kaiserslautern (district)
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