Pirmasens - DEB37

EU regions: Germany > Rhineland-Palatinate > Rheinhessen-Pfalz > Pirmasens

indicator	period	value
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2016	117
number of inhabitants	2018	40 632
population density	2017	664.3
old-age dependency ratio	2018	40.5

* Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt slovensky: DEB37

From wikipedia:

Pirmasens is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It was famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called Landkreis Pirmasens from 1818 until 1997, when it was renamed to Südwestpfalz.

Pirmasens can be easily mistaken with Primasens, of which means a first sense in Latin-derived languages (First sense in Latin would be "primus sensus").

History

Early years

The first mention of "Pirminiseusna", a colony of Hornbach Abbey, dates from 860. The name derives from St. Pirminius, the founder of the cloister. During the period it was under rule of the Bishopric of Metz. Homepage of the Protestant church communities and Brenschelbach Hornbach: The history of the monastery of Hornbach</ref> It was passed to Diocese of Speyer in last quarter of 11th century before capturing by County of Saarbrücken in 1100.

In 1182, the County of Saarbrücken was divided by Simon II and Henry I, who were sons of Simon I. Pirmasens was given to the latter and Henry I's dominion was named as County of Zweibrücken.

other: Rheinhessen-Pfalz, Landau in der Pfalz, Ludwigshafen, Mainz, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Pirmasens, Speyer, Worms, Frankenthal, Zweibrücken, Alzey-Worms, Bad Dürkheim, Donnersbergkreis, Germersheim, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Kusel, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Mainz-Bingen, Kaiserslautern, Südwestpfalz

neighbours: Südwestpfalz

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