Göcklingen

Göcklingen ( pfälz. Gecklinge ) is a municipality in the Southern Wine Route in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Landau - country.

Geography

The since 2002 officially recognized tourism and wine village located in the Palatinate at the Kaiser Bach. 2001, the church was national winner in the competition Our village has a future.

Neighboring municipalities are - clockwise - Ilbesheim to Landau in der Pfalz, Landau in der Pfalz, Heuchelheim blades, Klingenmünster Waldhambach (Pfalz ) and Eschbach.

History

The first documented mention was made in the year 1254th

Religion

In 2007, 55.6 percent of the population Catholic, 33.9 percent Protestant. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Göcklingen consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " Azure, a silver neck iron ".

It was established in 1961 approved by the Mainz Ministry of Interior and is based on a seal from in 1760.

Community partnerships

With Soucy (Yonne ) in France, a partnership is maintained since 2006.

Viniculture

The place is considerably influenced by the wine-growing and one of the largest wine-growing villages of the Palatinate. The area under vines was 2005 456 acres.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Konrad Reith (1814-1871), Bishop of Speyer
  • Jacob Dörler (1874-1957), politician ( BVP )
Landau-Land Heuchelheim-Klingen Waldhambach, Rhineland-Palatinate Eschbach, Südliche Weinstraße Municipal council Billigheim-Ingenheim Birkweiler Frankweiler Impflingen Leinsweiler Ranschbach Siebeldingen Walsheim Albersweiler Altdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate Bad Bergzabern Barbelroth Bornheim (Pfalz) Burrweiler Dernbach, Südliche Weinstraße Dierbach Edenkoben Edesheim Essingen, Rhineland-Palatinate Flemlingen Freimersheim, Südliche Weinstraße Gleisweiler Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach Gommersheim Gossersweiler-Stein Hainfeld, Germany Hergersweiler Herxheimweyher Hochstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate Insheim Kapellen-Drusweiler Kapsweyer Kirrweiler Kleinfischlingen Niederhorbach Niederotterbach Oberhausen, Südliche Weinstraße Oberotterbach Oberschlettenbach Offenbach an der Queich Pleisweiler-Oberhofen Ramberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Rinnthal Rohrbach, Palatinate Roschbach Sankt Martin, Germany Schweigen-Rechtenbach Schweighofen Silz, Rhineland-Palatinate Steinfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate Venningen Vorderweidenthal Waldrohrbach Wernersberg Weyher in der Pfalz
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