Rosenkopf is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Rosenkopf
Coat of arms of Rosenkopf
Location of Rosenkopf within Südwestpfalz district
Rosenkopf is located in Germany
Rosenkopf
Rosenkopf
Rosenkopf is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rosenkopf
Rosenkopf
Coordinates: 49°20′41″N 7°25′58″E / 49.34472°N 7.43278°E / 49.34472; 7.43278
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictSüdwestpfalz
Municipal assoc.Zweibrücken-Land
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Christian Plagemann[1]
Area
 • Total2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total371
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66894
Dialling codes06372
Vehicle registrationPS
Websitewww.vgzwland.de

On 12 June 2011 a document surfaced that most likely points to Rosenkopf as the first German town to grant Adolf Hitler honorary citizenship (22 July 1932), not Bad Doberan, which had been generally confirmed as the town with that distinction.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südwestpfalz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.