Schneckenhausen

Infobox German Location
Art = Town
Wappen = Wappen von Schneckenhausen.pnglat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 32 |lat_sec = 25
lon_deg = 07 |lon_min = 44 |lon_sec = 43
Bundesland = Rhineland-Palatinate
Regierungsbezirk =
Landkreis = Kaiserslautern
Höhe = 330
Fläche = 3.71
Einwohner = 604
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 67699
PLZ-alt =
Vorwahl = 06301
Kfz = KL
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 35 042
Gliederung =
Straße =
Website =
Bürgermeister = Gerhard Schohl
Partei =

Schneckenhausen is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Geography

Schneckenhausen lies 11km (7mi) north of Kaiserslautern Odenbach, which flows for around 22km (14mi) before joining the Glan River. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde (regional administrative body) of Otterberg, which has its administrative offices in Otterberg. Along its outer borders lie the Wickelhof and Creutzhof farmsteads.

Politics

The Gemeinderat (city council) is composed of 8 members who are elected locally through a plurality voting system.

Economy and infrastructure

Transportation

The public transportation is integrated into the Rhein-Neckar Transit Network. Two lines of the regional bus system connect the municipality to Kaiserslautern. The nearest train station is located in Katzweiler roughly 7km (4mi) southwest. The nearest Bundesstraße (Federal Highway) is B270, which runs parallel to the train tracks.

References

External links

* [http://www.otterberg.de/orte_und_gemeinden/schneckenhausen/ Ortsgemeinde Schneckenhausen ("German")]
* [http://www.swr.de/hierzuland-rp/archiv/2005/12/09/ Area portrait of Schneckenhausen ("German")]