Jockgrim

Jockgrim
Coat of arms
Jockgrim
Location of Jockgrim within Germersheim district
Coordinates: 49°5′42″N 08°16′42″E / 49.09500°N 8.27833°E / 49.09500; 8.27833Coordinates: 49°5′42″N 08°16′42″E / 49.09500°N 8.27833°E / 49.09500; 8.27833
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Germersheim
Municipal assoc.	Jockgrim
Government
• Mayor	Sabine Baumann
Area
• Total	12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	7,457
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	76751
Dialling codes	07271
Vehicle registration	GER
Website	www.jockgrim.de

Jockgrim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approximately 15 km north-west of Karlsruhe.

Jockgrim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (“collective municipality”) Jockgrim.

In 1965, Jockgrim celebrated the 700th anniversary of the old part of town: Hinterstadtl. This picturesque area has a bi-annual festival called Hinterstadtl Fest which takes place on the first weekend of September. In 2015 they were celebrating the 750th anniversary.

References

Facts

Jockgrim had a little scene in the movie "Buffalo Soldiers". The scene when a tank runs over a gas station was filmed in jockgrim, in the background is the Hinterstädel.

External links

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Towns and municipalities in Germersheim (district)
Bellheim Berg Erlenbach bei Kandel Freckenfeld Freisbach Germersheim Hagenbach Hatzenbühl Hördt Jockgrim Kandel Knittelsheim Kuhardt Leimersheim Lingenfeld Lustadt Minfeld Neuburg am Rhein Neupotz Ottersheim bei Landau Rheinzabern Rülzheim Scheibenhardt Schwegenheim Steinweiler Vollmersweiler Weingarten Westheim Winden Wörth am Rhein Zeiskam