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
- Pirmasens-Neuapostolische Kirche-06-2021-gje.jpg
New Apostolic Church
- Pirmasens-Landauerstr. 46-01-gje.jpg
Listed residential building
- Pirmasens-Bahnhofstrasse 45-Villa-04-2015-gje.jpg
Listed villa
- Pirmasens-Vogeltreppe-138-2021-gje.jpg
Stairway of the birds
- Pirmasens-Vogeltreppe-160-2021-gje.jpg
Stairway of the birds
Pirmasens Media
- Karte von Pirmasens (um 1750).tif
Map of Pirmasens (around 1750)
- Pirmasens-1910.jpg
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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