Wolfstein
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Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- District
- Kusel
- Municipal assoc
- Lauterecken-Wolfstein
- Mayor 2019 24
- Herwart Dilly
- Total
- 13.75 km (5.31 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 189 m (620 ft)
- Density
- 138.8/km (359.4/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 06304
- Vehicle registration
- KUS, WOS
- Website
- www.wolfstein.de
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Southern Wolfstein from the air, including the Sports and Recreation Centre Wolfstein ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfˌʃtaɪn] ) is a town in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Before 1 July 2014 it was the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde, since then it is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein. Wolfstein is known for its two castle ruins, Neu-Wolfstein standing over the heart of the town, and Alt-Wolfstein standing at the narrowest spot in the Lauter valley at the town's northern entrance. Wolfstein is a state-recognized recreational resort (Erholungsort).
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wolfstein” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.