Wörth am Rhein () is a town in the southernmost part of the district of Germersheim, 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 ...

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. It is on the left bank of the

Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...

approximately 10 km west of the city centre of

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

and is just north of the German-French border.

Daimler AG The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufacture ...

's largest truck production plant (2.8 km2) has been located in the town since 1960.

Mayors

* 1960–1980: Karl-Josef Stöffler (CDU) * 1980–2016: Harald Seiter (CDU) * since 2016: Dennis Nitsche (SPD)

Gallery

Friedenskirche woerth.JPG, Friedenskirche (Peace church) Wörth-Büchelberg-St Laurentius-04-gje.jpg, St. Laurentius in Wörth-Büchelberg Wörth-Schaidt-St Leo-02-gje.jpg, St. Leo in Wörth-Schaidt Wörth-Schaidt-02-Hauptstr ab 43-gje.jpg, Wörth-Schaidt Wörth Hafen2.JPG, Wörth harbour NSG Goldgrund, Rheinauen.JPG, Rhine water meadows Nature reserve area

Notable people

Ferdinand Brossart Ferdinand Brossart was a German American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in the Diocese of Speyer, and served from 1915 to 1923 as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Covington. Early life Ferdinand Brossart was born on Octobe ...

(1849–1930), 1915-1923 Bishop of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, United States. *

Ludwig Damminger Ludwig Damminger (29 October 1913 – 6 February 1981) was a German international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association foo ...

(1913–1981), footballer

Linked to town

Kevin Akpoguma Kevin John Ufuoma Akpoguma (born 19 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim. Born in Germany, Akpoguma was a youth international for Germany but switched and represents the Nigeri ...

(born 1995), German footballe who played in his youth for FC Bavaria Wörth *

Friedel Grützmacher Elfriede "Friedel" Grützmacher (born 3 August 1942 in Leer, Lower Saxony) is a German politician (Alliance 90/The Greens).(4 October 2002German legislators review plans ''Cape Cod Times'', Retrieved November 10, 2010 ("Friedel Grutzmacher, a memb ...

(born 1942), former Landtag deputy ( Alliance '90/The Greens) lived in Wörth *

Tobias Lindner Tobias Lindner (born January 11, 1982 in Karlsruhe) is a German economist and politician of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen who has been serving as member of the Bundestag since 2011, as a list member for Rhineland-Palatinate. Since December 8, 2021, he h ...

(born 1982), Bundestag deputy (Alliance 90/The Greens) who lives in Wörth *

Petrissa Solja Petrissa Solja (born 11 March 1994) is a German table tennis player. Solja won silver in the team event in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She reached her highest world ranking of thirteenth in March 2016. Personal life Solja was bor ...

(born 1994), table tennis player *

Herbert Wetterauer Herbert Wetterauer (born 21 April 1957 in Karlsruhe, West Germany) is a German painter, sculptor and author. He is known for his paintings in ink and life-sized figures made of paperboard, for which he developed his own technique. Wetterauer s ...

(born 1957), artist and author who lives in Wörth *

Wynkyn de Worde Wynkyn de Worde (died 1534) was a printer and publisher in London known for his work with William Caxton, and is recognised as the first to popularise the products of the printing press in England. Name Wynkyn de Worde was a German immigr ...

(unknown birth date; died c. 1534), printer and publisher in London who was possibly born in Wörth am Rhein *

Marlene Zapf Marlene Kalf (previously Zapf; born 6 January 1990) is a German handball player for TuS Metzingen and the German national team. She made her international debut on 28 November 2010 against Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich official ...

(born 1990), handball player who grew up in Wörth

References

Populated places on the Rhine Germersheim (district) Palatinate (region) {{Germersheim-geo-stub