Pirmasens

Pirmasens
Town
Old town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Pirmasens
Pirmasens Show map of Germany Pirmasens Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 49°12′N 7°36′E / 49.200°N 7.600°E / 49.200; 7.600
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord mayor	Bernhard Matheis (CDU)
Area
• Total	61.37 km2 (23.70 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	40,941
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66953–66955
Dialling codes	06331
Vehicle registration	PS
Website	www.pirmasens.de

Pirmasens (Palatine German: Bärmesens) is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is near the border with France and was the center of the shoe industry in Germany until around 1970.

• Pirmasens
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  View with shoe factory
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  Shoe factory and city hall tower
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  Shoemaker boy
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  Dynamikum
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  Old post office
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  New Apostolic Church
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  Listed residential building
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  Listed villa
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  Stairway of the birds
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  Stairway of the birds

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