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Zweibrücken
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Coat of arms of Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken (Germany)
Zweibrücken
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Urban district
Mayor Helmut Reichling (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 70. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany is divided into 429 districts (not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk) these consist Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 64 km² (27. 3 sq mi)
Elevation 300 m  (984 ft)
Population 34,842  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 493 /km² (1,277 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ZW
Postal code 66482
Area code 06332
Website www.zweibruecken.de

Coordinates: 49°14′58″N 7°21′39″E / 49.24944, 7.36083

Zweibrücken is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river at the border of the Palatinate forest. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Schwarzbach is a River in southwestern Germany, left tributary of the Blies. The Palatinate Forest (Pfälzerwald is a low-mountain region in southwestern Germany, located in Palatinate in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Etymology

Zweibrücken ("two-bridges") is the Latin Bipontinum; it appears in early documents also as Geminus Pons, and is called by the French Deux-Ponts. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

History

The town was the capital of the former Duchy of Zweibrücken, and the Alexander-Kirche (founded in 1493) houses the tombs of the dukes. The ducal castle is now occupied by the chief court of the Palatinate (Oberlandesgericht). There is a fine Gothic Protestant church. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. Weaving, brewing and the manufacture of machinery, such as Terex cranes and bulldozers, and John Deere tractors, chicory, cigars, malt, boots, furniture and soap are the chief industries. Besides there are two museums, a local city museum and a natural history museum showing mainly fossils from the area.

The independent territory was at first a county, the counts being descended from Henry I (Heinrich I. ), youngest son of Simon I, count of Saarbrücken (d. 1182). This line, the Walramides, became extinct on the death of Count Eberhard (1393), who in 1385 had sold half his territory to the count palatine of the Rhine, and held the other half as his feudatory. Louis (d. Louis I of Zweibrücken (Pfalzgraf Ludwig I von Pfalz-Zweibrücken "der Schwarze" (1424 &ndash 19 July 1489) was Count Palatine and Duke of 1489), son of Stephen, count palatine of Simmern-Veldenz, founded the line of the dukes of Zweibrücken. Stefan of Simmern-Zweibrücken (Stefan Pfalzgraf von Simmern-Zweibrücken ( 23 June 1385 &ndash 14 February 1459, Simmern) was This article gives details on the history of the Count Palatine in Mediaeval European Palatinate regions and social structure Palatinate-Zweibrücken (Pfalz-Zweibrücken is a former state of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1559, a member of the line, Duke Wolfgang, founded the earliest grammar school of the town (Herzog-Wolfgang-Gymnasium), which existed until 1987. Duke Wolfgang also in 1557 converted his country to the new Lutheran faith. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther

After Charles X Gustav, the son of John Casimir, count palatine of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, succeeded his cousin Queen Christina of Sweden on the Swedish throne, Pfalz-Zweibrücken was in personal union with Sweden until 1718 though the House of Pfalz-Zweibrücken. Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660 was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death John Casimir Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg (1589-1652 was the son of John I Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. Christina (Kristina Augusta ( – 19 April 1689 later known as Christina Alexandra and sometimes Countess Dohna, was This is a list of Swedish Monarchs, that is the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden, with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union Sweden has for political and dynastic reasons been in union with other kingdoms and princely states ostensibly Personal unions Norway (I and Terra Scania In "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty was the Royal House of Sweden from 1654 to 1720

In 1731, the Zimmern-Veldenz line of the dukes of Zweibrücken became extinct and the duchy passed to the Birkenfeld branch, whence it came under the sway of Bavaria in 1799. Birkenfeld is a municipality capital of the district Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 At the Peace of Luneville in 1801 Zweibrücken was ceded to France; on its reunion with Germany in 1814 the greater part of the territory was given to Bavaria, the remainder to Oldenburg and Kingdom of Prussia. The Treaty of Lunéville was signed on February 9 1801 between the French Republic and the Holy Roman Empire by Joseph Bonaparte and This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Oldenburg ( Low German: Ollnborg) is a historical state in today's Germany named for its capital Oldenburg. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising The city of Zweibrücken became part of the Palatine region of the Kingdom of Bavaria. The Palatinate (Pfalz Pfälzer dialect Palz) historically also Rhenish Palatinate (palatinatum Renensis Rheinpfalz is a region in south-western Germany The Kingdom of Bavaria (Königreich Bayern was a German state that existed from 1806&ndash1918

At the ducal printing office at Zweibrücken the fine edition of the classics known as the Bipontine Editions was published (1779 sqq. ).

The last large social event before the First World War was the inauguration of the Rosengartens (rose gardens) by Princess Hildegard of Bavaria in June 1914. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All As consequence of the First World War, Zweibrücken was occupied by French troops between 1918 and 1930. In the course of Kristallnacht in 1938, the Zweibrücken synagogue were destroyed. Kristallnacht ( literally "Crystal night" or the Night of Broken Glass was a Pogrom in Nazi Germany on November 9–10 1938 With outbreak of the Second World War the city was evacuated in 1939-1940, as it lay in the ‘Red Zone’ on the fortified Westwall (Siegfried Line). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The original Siegfried line ( Siegfriedstellung) was a line of defensive forts and tank defenses built by Germany as a section of the Hindenburg Line 1916-1917 Shortly before the end of the war, on 14 March 1945 the city was nearly completely destroyed from bombing by the Royal Canadian Air Force, with the loss of more than 200 lives. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar On 20 March American ground troops reached Zweibrücken. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The city became part of the new state of Rhineland-Palatinate after the war. Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany.

In 1990 the city underwent a major change. With the departure of the Americans, the military area became free, which corresponded altogether to a third of the entire city surface. The unemployment ratio increased to approximately 21 %, leading to a decrease in demand in the retail trade of approximately 25 %. These events led to rapid, creative decisions on the part of the city, with the resultant changes becoming the model for other communities. Within the core of the city, a small pedestrian region was finished, which includes some restored historic buildings.

Panorama of modern Zweibrücken
Panorama of modern Zweibrücken

Zweibrücken Air Base

On the outskirts of the city, Zweibrücken Air Base was for many years home to U.S. Airmen and their families. Zweibrücken Air Base was a NATO Air base in West Germany. It was located 35 miles SSW of Kaiserslautern and 2 miles mi SE of Zweibrücken The United States Air Forces in Europe ( USAFE) is the United States Air Force component of U Prior to being a home for the USAFE, the base was operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The United States Air Forces in Europe ( USAFE) is the United States Air Force component of U It was known as #3 Fighter Wing which was part of #1 Canadian Air Division which had its headquarters in Metz, France. During the years 1953 to 1968, it was the home to 413, 427 and 434 Fighter Squadrons which flew F-86 Sabre jets, then the CF-104 Starfighter. The RF-4 was stationed there from the 1970's to 1991 under the 26th TRS. It was also used in Desert Storm. Today it has become the modern Zweibrücken Airport [1], an international airport with flights to London Stansted Airport (Ryanair), Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport (Germanwings), Palma de Mallorca, Antalya, Gran Canaria, Teneriffe, Rhodos, Heraklion and Fuerteventura (Hapagfly). Zweibrücken Airport, or Flughafen Zweibrücken in German, is an airport in Zweibrücken, Germany. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 Ryanair (,) is an Irish Airline with headquarters in Dublin and its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK Berlin-Schönefeld Airport () is an international airport located in the town of Schönefeld in Brandenburg, adjacent to Berlin 's southern border Palma is the major City and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Gran Canaria (in English " Grand Canary " is an island of the Canary Islands, an Archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from Tenerife (previously known and spelled as "Teneriffe" in English before mass tourism adopted the Spanish spelling a Spanish Island, is the largest Rhodes (Ρόδος Ródos, ˈɾo̞ðo̞s Rodi ردوس Rodos; Ladino: Rodi or Rodes) is a Greek island Heraklion or Iraklion (Ηράκλειο Irákleio, iˈɾaklio̞ Candia is the largest city and capital of Crete. Fuerteventura, a Spanish Island, is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

On the other side of the city was Kreuzberg Kasern, home to various units of the United States Army. Major tenants were the USA MATCOMEUR (Material Command, Europe, in 1973 the unit was renamed the US Army Material Management Agency, Europe.

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