Dudenhofen
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Dudenhofen (German pronunciation: [duːdn̩ˈhoːfn̩]) is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated about 3 kilometers west of Speyer. Dudenhofen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Römerberg-Dudenhofen.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Dudenhofen
within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district  | |
 Location of Dudenhofen | |
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| Coordinates: 49°19′4″N 8°23′26″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Römerberg-Dudenhofen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Jürgen Hook[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,057 |
| • Density | 467.7/km2 (1,211/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67373 |
| Dialling codes | 06232 |
| Vehicle registration | RP |
| Website | www.dudenhofen.de |
Notable people
- Jürgen Creutzmann (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 (born 1955), Australian writer and historian. Wrote in his biography François Péron about the occupation of Dudenhofens in 1793.
- Jan van Eijden (born 1976), former course cyclist, Olympic champion in Sydney 2000, coach of the British National Cycling Team.
- Olaf Schmäler (* 1969), former Bundesliga footballer, was a youth coach at football club FV Dudenhofen.
- Martin Faustmann (1841-1868), chief forester of Dudenhofen, whose analysis of the optimal rotation problem helped establish the field of forest economics (see Faustmann's formula).
- Nikolaus von Weis (1796-1869), Catholic theologian, Bishop of Speyer, was pastor in Dudenhofen.
