Wolfstein | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wolfstein within Kusel district  | |
  Wolfstein  Wolfstein | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′3″N 7°36′22″E / 49.58417°N 7.60611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Kusel |
| Municipal assoc. | Lauterecken-Wolfstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Herwart Dilly[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.75 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 189 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,874 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67752 |
| Dialling codes | 06304 |
| Vehicle registration | KUS, WOS |
| Website | www.wolfstein.de |
Wolfstein (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfˌʃtaɪ̯n] ) is a town in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Before 1 July 2014 it was the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde, since then it is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein. Wolfstein is known for its two castle ruins, Neu-Wolfstein standing over the heart of the town, and Alt-Wolfstein standing at the narrowest spot in the Lauter valley at the town's northern entrance. Wolfstein is a state-recognized recreational resort (Erholungsort).[3]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kusel, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Ruins and resort