Bechhofen, Rhineland-Palatinate

Bechhofen
Coat of arms of Bechhofen
Location of Bechhofen within Südwestpfalz district
Bechhofen is located in Germany
Bechhofen
Bechhofen
Bechhofen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Bechhofen
Bechhofen
Coordinates: 49°21′05″N 7°24′15″E / 49.35139°N 7.40417°E / 49.35139; 7.40417
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictSüdwestpfalz
Municipal assoc.Zweibrücken-Land
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Paul Sefrin[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
6.58 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,174
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66894
Dialling codes06372
Vehicle registrationPS
Websitewww.vgzwland.de
View of the Bechhofen town centre

Bechhofen is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Zweibrücken-Land.

  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.