The Donnersbergkreis is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bad Kreuznach, Alzey-Worms, Bad Dürkheim, Kaiserslautern, Kusel.
History
The district was created in 1969 by merging the districts Kirchheimbolanden and Rockenhausen.
Geography
The district is located around the highest mountain of the Palatinate, the Donnersberg with 687 m above sea level.
Coat of arms
Both of the districts merged into the Donnersbergkreis had a wheel in their coat of arms, which are now also shown in the coat of arms of the new district. On the left is the red wheel of the Lords of Bolanden, taken from the Kirchheim coat of arms. The blue wheel on the right is the wheel of the Lords of Falkenstein, taken from the Rockenhausen coat of arms. The green field on the bottom with the peak symbolizes the Donnersberg, the highest elevation in the district, and the sun the importance of the sunny plains for viticulture.
Towns and municipalities
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1. Eisenberg
Eisenberg1, 2
Kerzenheim
Ramsen
2. Göllheim
Albisheim
Biedesheim
Bubenheim
Dreisen
Einselthum
Göllheim1
Immesheim
Lautersheim
Ottersheim
Rüssingen
Standenbühl
Weitersweiler
Zellertal
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3. Kirchheimbolanden
Bennhausen
Bischheim
Bolanden
Dannenfels
Gauersheim
Ilbesheim
Jakobsweiler
Kirchheimbolanden1, 2
Kriegsfeld
Marnheim
Mörsfeld
Morschheim
Oberwiesen
Orbis
Rittersheim
Stetten
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4. Nordpfälzer Land
Alsenz
Bayerfeld-Steckweiler
Bisterschied
Dielkirchen
Dörrmoschel
Finkenbach-Gersweiler
Gaugrehweiler
Gehrweiler
Gerbach
Gundersweiler
Imsweiler
Kalkofen
Katzenbach
Mannweiler-Cölln
Münsterappel
Niederhausen an der Appel
Niedermoschel
Oberhausen an der Appel
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Obermoschel2
Oberndorf
Ransweiler
Rathskirchen
Reichsthal
Rockenhausen1, 2
Ruppertsecken
Sankt Alban
Schiersfeld
Schönborn
Seelen
Sitters
Stahlberg
Teschenmoschel
Unkenbach
Waldgrehweiler
Winterborn
Würzweiler
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5. Winnweiler
Börrstadt
Breunigweiler
Falkenstein
Gonbach
Höringen
Imsbach
Lohnsfeld
Münchweiler an der Alsenz
Schweisweiler
Sippersfeld
Steinbach am Donnersberg
Wartenberg-Rohrbach
Winnweiler1
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References
External links
Official website (German) Touristic website (German)