# Lambsheim > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lambsheim > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lambsheim.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambsheim > Source revision: 1325336013 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Lambsheim Municipality Coat of arms Location of Lambsheim within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district Location of Lambsheim Lambsheim Show map of Germany Lambsheim Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°30′48″N 8°17′15″E / 49.51333°N 8.28750°E / 49.51333; 8.28750 Country Germany State Rhineland-Palatinate District Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Municipal assoc. Lambsheim-Heßheim Government • Mayor (2019–24) Herbert Knoll[1] Area • Total 12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi) Highest elevation 98 m (322 ft) Lowest elevation 95 m (312 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 7,063 • Density 554.0/km2 (1,435/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 67245 Dialling codes 06233 Vehicle registration RP Website www.lambsheim.de **Lambsheim** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈlampshaɪm\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German)) is a municipality in the [Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis](/source/Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis), in [Rhineland-Palatinate](/source/Rhineland-Palatinate), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is the seat of the *Verbandsgemeinde* [Lambsheim-Heßheim](/source/Lambsheim-He%C3%9Fheim). ## Geography Lambsheim is situated approximately 6 km southwest of [Frankenthal](/source/Frankenthal), and 11 km northwest of [Ludwigshafen](/source/Ludwigshafen). ## History Lambsheim was first mentioned as *Lammundisheim* in the [Lorsch codex](/source/Lorsch_codex) in 768.[3] ## Politics ### Municipal Council Municipal Council 1999[4] Municipal Council 2004[5] Municipal Council 2009[6] Municipal Council 2014[7] Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats CDU 36.8 % 8 CDU 35.3 % 8 CDU 29.5 % 6 CDU 40.8 % 9 SPD 33.1 % 8 SPD 25.5 % 6 SPD 34.5 % 8 SPD 37.1 % 8 FDP 5.8 % 1 FDP 10.6 % 2 FDP 11.7 % 3 FDP 7.3 % 2 Greens 5.5 % 1 Greens 8.3 % 2 Greens 10.7 % 2 Greens 14.8 % 3 Independent (FWG) 18.7 % 4 Independent (FWG) 20.3 % 4 Independent (FWG) 13.6 % 3 Independent (FWG) - - Voter Participation: 68.6% Voter Participation: 61.3% Voter Participation: 57.2% Voter Participation: 59.4% ### Mayor The mayor of Lambsheim is Barbara Eisenbarth-Wahl.[8] ### Sister cities - [Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche](/source/Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche), [France](/source/France), since 1981 ## Economy and Infrastructure ### Wineries In Lambsheim there are 3 wineries. ## Notable people - [Jürgen Kohler](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_Kohler) (born 1965), a World-Cup-winning [footballer](/source/Association_football), was born in Lambsheim. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis](https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/3380000000000.html), Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)"](https://www.statistik.rlp.de/themen/bevoelkerung/daten/bevoelkerungsfortschreibung/bf-t2b) (in German). [Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz](/source/Statistisches_Landesamt_Rheinland-Pfalz). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Minst, Karl Josef: [Lorsch Codex, deed 1145, November 768](http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/minst1970bd3/0136)*, p. 130, *Heidelberger historische Bestände – digital.*, [Heidelberg University Library](/source/Heidelberg_University_Library) (in German) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *["Municipal Council of 1999"](http://wahlen.lambsheim.de/gw1999.html)*, *Official website of Lambsheim* (in German) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *["Municipal Council of 2004"](http://wahlen.lambsheim.de/gw2004.html)*, *Official website of Lambsheim* (in German) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *["Municipal Council of 2009"](http://wahlen.lambsheim.de/gw2009.html)*, *Official website of Lambsheim* (in German) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *["Municipal Council of 2014"](http://wahlen.lambsheim.de/gw2014.html)*, *Official website of Lambsheim* (in German) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [https://www.lambsheim-hessheim.de/politik-verwaltung/buergermeister-beigeordnete/](https://www.lambsheim-hessheim.de/politik-verwaltung/buergermeister-beigeordnete/), *Bürgermeister & Beigeordnete* (in German) v t e Towns and municipalities in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Altrip Beindersheim Birkenheide Bobenheim-Roxheim Böhl-Iggelheim Dannstadt-Schauernheim Dudenhofen Fußgönheim Großniedesheim Hanhofen Harthausen Heßheim Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal Hochdorf-Assenheim Kleinniedesheim Lambsheim Limburgerhof Maxdorf Mutterstadt Neuhofen Otterstadt Rödersheim-Gronau Römerberg Schifferstadt Waldsee Coat of arms Authority control databases International VIAF GND WorldCat National United States Israel Geographic MusicBrainz area Other Yale LUX This Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis location article is a stub. 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