Pirmasens
Pirmasens (Palatine German: Bärmesens) is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is near the border with France and was the center of the shoe industry in Germany until around 1970.
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Location of Pirmasens
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| Coordinates: 49°12′N 7°36′E / 49.200°N 7.600°ECoordinates: 49°12′N 7°36′E / 49.200°N 7.600°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Bernhard Matheis (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.37 km2 (23.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (2006-12-31) | |
| • Total | 40,887 |
| • Density | 666.24/km2 (1,725.55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66953–66955 |
| Vehicle registration | PS |
| Website | www.pirmasens.de |
- Pirmasens
View with shoe factory
Shoe factory and city hall tower
Shoemaker boy
Dynamikum
Old post office
New Apostolic Church
Listed residential building
Listed villa
Stairway of the birds
Stairway of the birds
Pirmasens Media
Map of Pirmasens (around 1750)
Pirmasens um 1910 old Postcard. The old Postcard shows Exerzier place, Johannes (Calvin) church (left), Sankt Pirminius church in Pirmasens, Germany.
Ehemaliges Königlich-bayerisches Postamt; repräsentativer Neurenaissancebau, 1893. 2013 nach Umbau Nutzung als "Forum Alte Post".
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