Jockgrim

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

(2019–24) Sabine Baumann^[1] (CDU)Area • Total12.61 km² (4.87 sq mi)Elevation114 m (374 ft)Population • Total7,592 • Density600/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes07271Vehicle registrationGERWebsitewww.jockgrim.de

Jockgrim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approximately 15 km north-west of Karlsruhe.

Jockgrim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Jockgrim. Jockgrim station is on Schifferstadt–Wörth railway and is served by the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn.

In 1965, Jockgrim celebrated the 700th anniversary of the old part of town: Hinterstadtl. This picturesque area has a bi-annual festival called Hinterstadtl Fest which takes place on the first weekend of September. In 2015 they were celebrating the 750th anniversary.

Facts

Jockgrim had a little scene in the movie "Buffalo Soldiers". The scene when a tank runs over a gas station was filmed in Jockgrim, in the background is the Hinterstädel.

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  „Hinnerstädel“, Ludwig street
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  Ziegeleimuseum (Brickyard museum)
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  Kugelhaus (Globe house)

People who have worked on the ground

• Franz Bernhard (1934–2013), sculptor, lived in Jockgrim
• Albert Haueisen (1872–1954), painter
• Helmut Rußwurm (1911–1995), painter

External links

• Official website (in German)

References