Hochstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate

Hochstadt
Hochstadt
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hochstadt within Südliche Weinstraße district
	Hochstadt Hochstadt
	Coordinates: 49°14′25″N 8°12′57″E / 49.24028°N 8.21583°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Südliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc.	Offenbach an der Queich
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Timo Reuther (CDU)
Area
• Total	15.45 km2 (5.97 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,671
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	76879
Dialling codes	06347
Vehicle registration	SÜW
Website	offenbach-queich.de

Hochstadt (previously also "Niederhochstadt") is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

It belongs, along with other municipalities, to the Verbandsgemeinde Offenbach an der Queich. The town has a long history, dating back several thousands of years. Hochstadt has just recently held its 1225 Year Celebration, from August 1–4 and August 8–11.

Johann Valentin Pressler, who was a forebear of Elvis Presley and a winegrower, emigrated from Niederhochstadt (then a village) to America in 1710.^[3]

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
^ http://www.germanheritage.com/biographies/mtoz/presley.html German American Corner: Presley, Elvis

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[1] Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

[3] ttp://www.germanheritage.com/biographies/mtoz/presley.html German American Corner: Presley, Elvis

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