Alsenborn

Alsenborn
Coat of arms of Alsenborn
Location of Alsenborn
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Alsenborn is located in Germany
Alsenborn
Alsenborn
Alsenborn is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Alsenborn
Alsenborn
Coordinates: 49°29′12″N 7°54′12″E / 49.486667°N 7.903333°E / 49.486667; 7.903333
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictKaiserslautern
MunicipalityEnkenbach-Alsenborn
Area
 • Total11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Highest elevation
406 m (1,332 ft)
Lowest elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total2,743
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67677
Dialling codes06303
The Protestant Church and vicarage

Alsenborn (German pronunciation: [ˈalzn̩ˌbɔʁn] ) is a village forming part of the municipality of Enkenbach-Alsenborn within the district of Kaiserslautern in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It has a population of 2,750. Until 1969 Alsenborn was an independent parish before merging with Enkenbach under the administrative reforms in the state. Alsenborn is known country-wide for its circus troupes, the football team of SV Alsenborn, which competed for promotion to the premier league in 1970, and as the home town of Fritz Walter, the 1954 captain of the German Football Team and World Cup champions.