Nanzdietschweiler

Nanzdietschweiler
Nanzdietschweiler
Location of Nanzdietschweiler within Kusel district
Coordinates	49.4437°N 7.4406°E / 49.4437°N 7.4406°E / 49.4437; 7.4406Coordinates: 49.4437°N 7.4406°E / 49.4437°N 7.4406°E / 49.4437; 7.4406
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Kusel
Municipal assoc.	Glan-Münchweiler
Local subdivisions	3
Mayor	Martin Holzhauser jun. (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	9.82 km2 (3.79 sq mi)
Elevation	220-250 m
Population	1,230 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	125 /km2 (324 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KUS
Postal code	66909
Area code	06383
Website	www.nanzdietschweiler.de

Nanzdietschweiler is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Customs and Traditions The culture in Nanzdietschweiler is rich and diverse, and offers a rare glimpse into German traditions. Every third year in January, rats are collected and thrown into the local river, the Glan. This tradition can trace its roots back to the story of the Pied Piper, who led all the rats in a village down to the river, where they drowned. Today, this tradition continues and offers families a fun day to relax and enjoy an age old tradition. In 2009, this tradition was threatened by PETA. On January 24, 2009, three men, claiming to be from PETA, released the rats destined for the river. These rats infested the town, and in the chaos, the three men fell into the Glan. This event failed to end the tradition that had endured for so long.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/berichte/A1033_201022_hj_G.pdf.