Alsenz

Alsenz
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Alsenz within Donnersbergkreis district
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Coordinates: 49°43′51″N 7°48′50″E / 49.73083°N 7.81389°E / 49.73083; 7.81389
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Donnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.	Nordpfälzer Land
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Michael Rink[1]
Area
• Total	12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Elevation	224 m (735 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,657
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	67821
Dialling codes	06362
Vehicle registration	KIB
Website	www.alsenz.de

Alsenz (German pronunciation: [ˈalzɛnt͡s] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Alsenz has an area of 12.88 km² and a population of 1,647 (as of December 31, 2020).

In the centre of the village is the Renaissance village hall (Rathaus), built in 1578. The building consists of a bricked lower storey with round arches and timber-framed upper storey.

The Palatine Stonemason Museum, (Pfälzische Steinhauermuseum) the Museum of Local History (Museum für Heimatgeschichte) and the North Palatinate Gallery (Nordpfalzgalerie) also use rooms in the village hall. The Nassau-Weilburg district headquarters (Amtshof), built around 1780, the 1756 former synagogue and the 18th century Protestant church characterise the village scene.

• Wilhelm Frick (1877-1946), Nazi official, executed for war crimes

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