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Zweibrücken

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Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken Castle
Coat of arms of Zweibrücken
Location of Zweibrücken
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Zweibrücken   is located in Germany
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken   is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken
Coordinates: 49°15′N 7°22′E / 49.250°N 7.367°E / 49.250; 7.367
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictUrban district
Government
  MayorMarold Wosnitza (SPD)
Area
  Total70.64 km2 (27.27 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
  Total34,613
  Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66482
Dialling codes06332
Vehicle registrationZW
Websitewww.zweibruecken.de

Zweibrücken is a town in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is on the Schwarzbach river. About 34,000 people live there.

The name Zweibrücken means 'two bridges'. It is pronounced differently by different people. (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡svaɪˌbʁʏkn̩], French: Deux-Ponts [døpɔ̃], Palatinate German: Zweebrigge [ˈd͡sʋeːbʁɪgə]).

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  1. Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011 (in German), Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz, 2024

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