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Durmersheim
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Durmersheim within Rastatt district
Durmersheim Show map of Germany Durmersheim Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°56′18″N 08°16′37″E / 48.93833°N 8.27694°E / 48.93833; 8.27694
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rastatt
Government
•  Mayor (2022–30)	Klaus Eckert [1] ( SPD)
Area
• Total	26.15 km2 (10.10 sq mi)
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31) [2]
• Total	12,085
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Postal codes	76448
Dialling codes	07245
Vehicle registration	RA
Website	www.durmersheim.de

Durmersheim is a small town in the district of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Southwest Germany and has a population of 12,112 (2020).

Durmersheim is situated between Karlsruhe and Rastatt, in the valley of the river Rhine near the border to France. There is also a forest in the valley, named Hardtwald, c. 2 km east of the town.

History

Founded about 600 BC, the city was occupied by duke Otto of Worms in 985. Since 1300 Durmersheim belonged to the margraves of Baden.

As Germany was subdued and divided into control zones by the Allied forces after World War II, the border of the French zone and American zone was between Durmersheim and Rheinstetten.

Mayor

Since 2006 Andreas Augustin is the mayor of Durmersheim. He was reelected in 2014 with 54,38 % of the votes.

Main sights

The church of Bickesheim, built in the 13th century, is a well known place of pilgrimage.

References

External links

• Official Website (in German)

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