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Rockenhausen

Located in Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°37′52″ N 7°48′17″ E

Rockenhausen
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Population
5,371
5.4K
Elevation
287 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
12
listed under Rockenhausen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport53 km
MHG Mannheim-City Airport54 km

About Rockenhausen

Rockenhausen is a village. Location: Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 5,371. Elevation: 287 m.

From Wikipedia

Rockenhausen (German pronunciation: [ʁɔkn̩ˈhaʊzn̩] ) is a town in the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Alsenz, approx. 30 km (19 mi) north of Kaiserslautern. Rockenhausen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Nordpfälzer Land. The town consists the villages Marienthal, Dörnbach, and Rockenhausen itself.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
36.8 km²
Official website
rockenhausen.de

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Rockenhausen

  • Krk· Croatia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Rockenhausen over time

Population of Rockenhausen over time
2015 5,308
2017 5,283
2019 5,322
2021 5,315
2022 5,397
2023 5,395
2024 5,371
2025 5,311

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Rockenhausen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
May (63 mm)
Driest month
April (44 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Rockenhausen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°21°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)474647446362635551585662

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Rockenhausen

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 53 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 49 km to the east.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 53 kmnorthwest
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 54 kmeast
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 68 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 49 kmeast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 50 kmeast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 52 kmnortheast
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 60 kmnortheast
  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 67 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Rockenhausen

Within 100 km: 903 historic and cultural sites, 3,674 natural sites, 793 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km326 places

  • Zuckerberg Mountain 19 kmN
  • Zimmerberg Mountain 25 kmSE
  • Ziegelsberg Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Sulzberg Mountain 17 kmS

25–60 km1,754 places

  • Modau River 52 kmNE
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 39 kmN
  • Petersaue Island 54 kmNE
  • Mariannenaue Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km3,290 places

  • Sauer River 94 kmW
  • Elsenz River 76 kmE
  • Aar River 83 kmN
  • Insel Flotzgrün Island 60 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rockenhausen

12 places
  1. 1 Rockenhausen 5.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages3

Mountains & nature8

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources