Hochstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate Explained

Hochstadt
Image Coa:DEU Hochstadt (Pfalz) COA.svg
Coordinates:49.2403°N 8.2158°W
Image Plan:Hochstadt (Pfalz) in SÜW.svg
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Südliche Weinstraße
Verbandsgemeinde:Offenbach an der Queich
Elevation:135
Area:15.45
Postal Code:76879
Area Code:06347
Licence:SÜW
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 3 37 041
Divisions:2
Website:offenbach-queich.de
Mayor:Timo Reuther[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24
Party:CDU

Hochstadt (previously also "Niederhochstadt") is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

It belongs, along with other municipalities, to the Verbandsgemeinde Offenbach an der Queich.The town has a long history, dating back several thousands of years.Hochstadt has just recently held its 1225 Year Celebration, from August 1–4 and August 8–11.

Johann Valentin Pressler, who was a forebear of Elvis Presley and a winegrower, emigrated from Niederhochstadt (then a village) to America in 1710.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/3370000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße
  2. http://www.germanheritage.com/biographies/mtoz/presley.html German American Corner: Presley, Elvis