Wörth am Rhein (, ) is a town in the southernmost part of the
district of Germersheim, in
Rhineland-Palatinate
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,
Germany
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. It is on the left bank of the
Rhine
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approximately 10 km west of the city centre of
Karlsruhe
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and is just north of the German-French border.
Daimler AG
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'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)
* 2016–2024: Dennis Nitsche (SPD)
* since 2024: Steffen Weiß
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
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Ferdinand Brossart (1849–1930), 1915-1923 Bishop of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, United States.
*
Ludwig Damminger (1913–1981), footballer
Linked to town
*
Kevin Akpoguma (born 1995), German footballer who played in his youth for FC Bavaria Wörth
*
Friedel Grützmacher (born 1942), former Landtag deputy (
Alliance 90/The Greens
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) lived in Wörth
*
Tobias Lindner (born 1982), Bundestag deputy (Alliance 90/The Greens) who lives in Wörth
*
Petrissa Solja (born 1994), table tennis player
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Herbert Wetterauer (born 1957), artist and author who lives in Wörth
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Wynkyn de Worde (unknown birth date; died c. 1534), printer and publisher in London who was possibly born in Wörth am Rhein
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Marlene Zapf (born 1990), handball player who grew up in Wörth
References
Populated places on the Rhine
Germersheim (district)
Palatinate (region)
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