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Hochstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate

Coordinates: 49°14′25″N 8°12′57″E / 49.24028°N 8.21583°E / 49.24028; 8.21583
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Hochstadt
Coat of arms of Hochstadt
Location of Hochstadt within Südliche Weinstraße district
Hochstadt is located in Germany
Hochstadt
Hochstadt
Hochstadt is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Hochstadt
Hochstadt
Coordinates: 49°14′25″N 8°12′57″E / 49.24028°N 8.21583°E / 49.24028; 8.21583
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictSüdliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc.Offenbach an der Queich
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Timo Reuther[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total15.45 km2 (5.97 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,671
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76879
Dialling codes06347
Vehicle registrationSÜW
Websiteoffenbach-queich.de

Hochstadt (previously also "Niederhochstadt") is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

It belongs, along with other municipalities, to the Verbandsgemeinde Offenbach an der Queich. The town has a long history, dating back several thousands of years. Hochstadt has just recently held its 1225 Year Celebration, from August 1–4 and August 8–11.

Johann Valentin Pressler, who was a forebear of Elvis Presley and a winegrower, emigrated from Niederhochstadt (then a village) to America in 1710.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ http://www.germanheritage.com/biographies/mtoz/presley.html German American Corner: Presley, Elvis