Leimersheim
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Coat of arms
Location of Leimersheim within Germersheim district
(2019–24) Matthias Schardt[1] (CDU)
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Leimersheim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
History
In the early 18th century, there were two Jewish families living in Leimersheim, and by the early 19th century, there were ten families.[3] By 1880, there were 118 Jewish people living in Leimersheim, which eventually went down to 26 by 1932 before the beginning of World War II.[3]
Famous people
- Reinhard Liebel (1841-1905), businessman and politician from Erie, Pennsylvania; born in Leimersheim.
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Germersheim, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ a b Vashem, Yad (2001). The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust: K-Sered. NYU Press. p. 713. ISBN 9780814793770. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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Towns and municipalities in Germersheim
- 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
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