Wörth am Rhein

Geschichte

Wörth am Rhein is a town in the southernmost part of the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km west of the city centre of Karlsruhe and just north of the German-French border. Daimler AG's biggest truck production plant (approx. 2,8 square kilometer) is located in this town since 1960.Mayors 1960–1980: Karl-Josef Stöffler (CDU) 1980–2016: Harald Seiter (CDU) since 2016: Dennis Nitsche (SPD)Sons and daughters of the town Ferdinand Brossart (1849-1930), 1915-1923 Bishop of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, USA. Ludwig Damminger (1913-1981), footballerConnected to Wörth Kevin Akpoguma (born 1995), German footballer, played in his youth at the FC Bavaria Wörth Friedel Grützmacher (born 1942), former Landtag deputy (Alliance '90/The Greens), lived in Wörth Tobias Lindner (born 1982), Bundestag deputy (Alliance 90/The Greens), lives in Wörth Petrissa Solja (born 1994), table tennis player Herbert Wetterauer (born 1957), artist and author, lives in Wörth Marlene Zapf (born 1990), handball player, grew up in Wörth,